unathleticadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, athletic adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + athletic adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unathˈletic.

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adjective] > without athletic strength

unathletic1759

1759 H. Walpole Let. to H. Mann 13 Sept. With your unathletic constitution I think you will have a greater weight of glory to represent than you can bear.

1888 Daily News 25 Aug. 5/2 The absence of nerves in the unathletic Chinaman.

Draft additions September 2013

unathˈletically adv.

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1876 Manitoba Daily Free Press 20 Oct. The necessities of life in a new country frequently require even the most unathletically-disposed citizens to take long journeys.

1923 G. S. Gordon Let. 11 July (1943) 164 I have always reckoned that compared with the ordinary young Englishmen, my contemporaries here, I have lived not unathletically myself.

2004 Ref. & User Services Q. 43 197/2 Many people who are unathletically overweight can..be directed to lose weight permanently without these tests.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	unathletic
释义	unathleticadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, athletic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + athletic adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unathˈletic. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adjective] > without athletic strength unathletic1759 1759 H. Walpole Let. to H. Mann 13 Sept. With your unathletic constitution I think you will have a greater weight of glory to represent than you can bear. 1888 Daily News 25 Aug. 5/2 The absence of nerves in the unathletic Chinaman. Draft additions September 2013 unathˈletically adv. ΚΠ 1876 Manitoba Daily Free Press 20 Oct. The necessities of life in a new country frequently require even the most unathletically-disposed citizens to take long journeys. 1923 G. S. Gordon Let. 11 July (1943) 164 I have always reckoned that compared with the ordinary young Englishmen, my contemporaries here, I have lived not unathletically myself. 2004 Ref. & User Services Q. 43 197/2 Many people who are unathletically overweight can..be directed to lose weight permanently without these tests. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1759
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