单词 | easeless |
释义 | easelessadj. 1. Of persons: Having no ease or rest. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > without rest unresting1582 easeless1632 unreposed1769 unreposing1772 1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids ii. 915 Thus as I ceaselesse, easelesse pri'd about, In every nook, furious to finde her out. 2. Of pain or distress: Having no abatement, admitting of no relief. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > [adjective] > admitting of no relief easelessa1593 a1593 H. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 169 It will take from them all pleasure, and bring them to easeless, and yet endless, pain. 1633 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 159 Thou becalm'st Minds easelesse anguish. a1770 G. Whitefield Serm. xxxii, in Wks. (1772) VI. 10 Easeless and endless misery. 3. Destitute of ease in bearing or manner. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable strange1338 estrangec1374 formal?1518 cold1557 squeamish1561 icy1567 buckrama1589 repulsive1598 starched1600 unaffable1603 stiff1608 withdrawing1611 reserved1612 aloof1639 cool1641 uncordial1643 inaffable1656 staunch1659 standfra1683 distant1710 starcha1716 distancing1749 pokerish1779 buckramed1793 angular1808 easeless1811 touch-me-not1817 starchy1824 standoffish1826 offish1827 poker-backed1830 standoff1837 stiffish1840 chilly1841 unapproachable1848 hedgehoggy1866 sticky1882 hard-to-get1899 stand-away1938 princesse lointaine1957 1811 Monthly Mag. 31 5 It is often accompanied with a punctilious easeless behaviour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.a1593 |
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