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单词 uncontriving
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uncontrivingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, contriving adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + contriving adj. Compare uncontrived adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtriving.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > lacking ingenuity or cleverness
uncrafty1483
uningenious1769
uncontriving1774
unclever1775
deviceless1851
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 401 To the savage uncontriving man the earth is an abode of desolation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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