unmassyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmasi/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmæsi/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and massy adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + massy adj.

rare.

Not massy.In quot. 1665 figurative; cf. massy adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > slight > slight or insubstantial

leanc1325

light1534

rushy1579

slight1585

smattering1589

exile1610

unmassy1665

insubstantial1767

flimsy1780

tenuousa1817

unsubstantial1825

gaseous1846

slimline1973

lite1986

1665 G. Mackenzie Moral Ess. 52 So unmassie a reputation, that, when it is hammered out to the most stretching dimensions, will not yet reach the nearest towns of a neighbouring Country.

1980 J. Bennett in P. A. French et al. Stud. Epistemology 396 Instead of the replacement of a massy thing by an extended nothing, or by a new un-massy thing, something..stays in existence all along and merely alters from being massy to being un-massy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmassy
释义	unmassyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmasi/, U.S. /ˌənˈmæsi/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and massy adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, massy adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + massy adj. rare. Not massy.In quot. 1665 figurative; cf. massy adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > slight > slight or insubstantial leanc1325 light1534 rushy1579 slight1585 smattering1589 exile1610 unmassy1665 insubstantial1767 flimsy1780 tenuousa1817 unsubstantial1825 gaseous1846 slimline1973 lite1986 1665 G. Mackenzie Moral Ess. 52 So unmassie a reputation, that, when it is hammered out to the most stretching dimensions, will not yet reach the nearest towns of a neighbouring Country. 1980 J. Bennett in P. A. French et al. Stud. Epistemology 396 Instead of the replacement of a massy thing by an extended nothing, or by a new un-massy thing, something..stays in existence all along and merely alters from being massy to being un-massy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1665
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