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单词 unjaunty
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unjauntyadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒɔːnti/, U.S. /ˌənˈdʒɔn(t)i/, /ˌənˈdʒɑn(t)i/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and jaunty adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, jaunty adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + jaunty adj. With sense 1 compare earlier ungenteel adj.
1. Ungenteel, ill-bred. Cf. jaunty adj. 1a. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred
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villain1340
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low-bred1599
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unbred1622
underbred1650
unjaunty1671
ungenteel1676
half-bred1694
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1671 A. Behn Forc'd Marriage ii. ii. 24 'Tis the most unjanty humour that ever I saw; I, I, he is my Rivall.
1674 E. Settle Notes on Empress of Morocco Revised 41 It being something Drydenish, Illnatured and unjauntee.., to fair well, and cry Roastmeat, especially to a Husbands face.
2. Not jaunty; not lively, cheerful, or carefree.
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1893 C. G. Harper From Paddington to Penzance xv. 68 This very unsportsman-like effigy that stands, hatless, strawless, in a mild unjaunty attitude.
1948 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 6 Dec. 10/2 A delightful pair of bifocals which, when worn with an air of jauntiness, makes the wearer look unjaunty as all get-out.
2010 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Apr. 20/1 Doyle does not allow the unjaunty subject matter..to sober Henry's high spirits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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