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单词 unarrestable
释义

unarrestableadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, arrestable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + arrestable adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈrrestable.
(un- prefix1 1b).
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the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continuous or without stop or pause (of action) > not able to be stopped
unstanchablec1374
stayless1578
stintless1587
unstayable1633
unstoppable1836
unarrestable1855
1855 Prince Albert Speech in B'ham 22 Nov. The former is an unarrestable movement towards the fountain of truth.

Derivatives

unarrestably adv. (un- prefix1 5).
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the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] > in a continuous manner or without stopping > in a manner unable to be stopped
cancer-like1780
unarrestably1884
unstoppably1961
1884 E. A. Abbott Flatland ii. xvii. 75 I could feel him slowly and unarrestably slipping from my contact.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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