Incapable of self-restraint. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > lack of moderation or restraint > [adjective] > specifically of persons (9) unsufferablea1387 Incapable of self-restraint. Obsolete. rare. unmeasurablec1405 Of a person, the mind, etc.: acting without moderation or restraint; intemperate; unreasonable. In later use chiefly modifying an agent noun… immoderatec1450 Of persons: Wanting in moderation; going beyond reasonable bounds in action or opinion; extreme. inordinatec1450 Of persons: Not conforming or subject to law or order, disorderly; unrestrained in passions, feelings, or conduct; immoderate, intemperate. dissolutec1475 Unrestrained in behaviour or deportment; not subject to proper restraint; loose, wanton. (In quot. 1620, Wasteful, lavish.) Obsolete (except as… excessive1586 Of persons: Given to excess in anything; intemperate, extravagant. Now only with agent-nouns or predicatively with const. in. extravagant1600 ‘Roving beyond just limits or prescribed methods’ (Johnson); exceeding the bounds of reason or… of persons. Now rare except with agent-noun or const… painful1749 Causing or accompanied by emotional discomfort, as embarrassment, irritation, etc. Also in weakened sense: immoderate, excessive. unforbearing1820 (un-, prefix1 affix 4.) |
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