unimposingadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənᵻmˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4.

†1. Not burdensome or oppressive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not onerous or burdensome

lightOE

softa1200

unchargeantc1380

unimposing1736

canny1737

untroublesome1766

unburdensome1792

unvexatious1827

1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 626 Beauteous Order reigns, Manly Submission, unimposing Toil.

2. Unimpressive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unimpressive or unimposing

unimpressive1796

unimposing1809

1809 C. Simeon in W. Carus Life (1847) 272 The slow unimposing voice.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. ii. 169 A grey haired man..of small unimposing stature.

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue viii. 421 A feature..unimposing in its appearance.

Derivatives

unimˈposingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] > unimpressively or unimposingly

unimpressively1832

unimposingly1880

1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 15 The British Consulate, imposingly ugly;..the Union Church,..unimposingly so.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unimposing
释义	unimposingadj. Brit. /ˌʌnɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənᵻmˈpoʊzɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4. †1. Not burdensome or oppressive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not onerous or burdensome lightOE softa1200 unchargeantc1380 unimposing1736 canny1737 untroublesome1766 unburdensome1792 unvexatious1827 1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 626 Beauteous Order reigns, Manly Submission, unimposing Toil. 2. Unimpressive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unimpressive or unimposing unimpressive1796 unimposing1809 1809 C. Simeon in W. Carus Life (1847) 272 The slow unimposing voice. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. ii. 169 A grey haired man..of small unimposing stature. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue viii. 421 A feature..unimposing in its appearance. Derivatives unimˈposingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] > unimpressively or unimposingly unimpressively1832 unimposingly1880 1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 15 The British Consulate, imposingly ugly;..the Union Church,..unimposingly so. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1736
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