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单词 unbeneficent
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unbeneficentadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, beneficent adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + beneficent adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unbeˈneficent.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]
unmildeOE
unmeekc1175
unkindc1325
dure1412
roughc1415
foula1500
harsh1579
untender1608
unsoftened1645
kindless1659
unkind-hearted1760
uncannya1774
unkindly1787
unbeneficent1822
bad-blooded1842
half-hearted1864
brash1868
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective]
unmildeOE
unmeekc1175
unkind1340
ungentle1509
untender1608
kindless1659
unkind-hearted1760
unkindly1787
unbeneficent1822
half-hearted1864
1822 ‘P. Beauchamp’ Anal. Infl. Nat. Relig. i. 15 If..he is depicted as unbeneficent—as having personal affections seldom coincident with human happiness.
1864 Sat. Rev. 18 398/2 Mr. Sturm..had a face..fit to belong to some wood-god (not unbeneficent) of heathen fable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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