But who can complain of this, that shall remember what he has written in his Second Book of Nature, declaring that vice was not unprofitably made for the universe?
Tis the nature of the gorse to be "unprofitably gay.
Since the last Easter I have reformed no evil habit, my time has beenunprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind.
One may even muse unprofitably (despite the moralist) in our picturesque cemeteries, and as unprofitably in those abroad, with their crowds of crosses and monotony of immortal wreaths.
There are others to whom idleness dictates another expedient, by which life may be passed unprofitably away without the tediousness of many vacant hours.
I am afraid, every man that recollects his hopes must confess his disappointment; and own that day has glided unprofitably after day, and that he is still at the same distance from the point of happiness.
You will see then that there have been many odd quarters of an hour in my life less unprofitably wasted than you imagine.
Our wasted oil unprofitably burns, Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.
If the owners of the monopoly were not certain of their ability to establish the subsequent extortionate prices, they would not have put into effect the unprofitably low prices.
In the perusal of the Davideis, as of all Cowley's works, we find wit and learning unprofitably squandered.
Halifax told him, that there was no encouragement for genius; that worthless men were unprofitably enriched with publick money, without any care to find or employ those whose appearance might do honour to their country.
They are much averse to the labours of their callings, and given to idleness; either to lie in bed, or sit thinking unprofitably by themselves.
It resulted as unprofitably in this as in most cases; but it had not utterly fallen, like the wasted seed, in stony places.
During our detention the time of the officers was not unprofitably spent.
It is surrounded with fragrant proofs of identity in "'The blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "unprofitably" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
