uncontentingadj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + contenting adj. Compare earlier uncontentingness n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtenting.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective]

disappointing1530

unsatisfactory1637

unsatisfying1656

uncontenting1698

bilking1732

anticlimactic1898

1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 357 His Future Expectations shall prove every whit as vain and uncontenting as his past Fruitions.

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

单词	uncontenting
释义	uncontentingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, contenting adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + contenting adj. Compare earlier uncontentingness n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtenting. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective] disappointing1530 unsatisfactory1637 unsatisfying1656 uncontenting1698 bilking1732 anticlimactic1898 1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 357 His Future Expectations shall prove every whit as vain and uncontenting as his past Fruitions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1698
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