unknottyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnɒti/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnɑdi/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and knotty adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + knotty adj.

Not knotty; having no knots. Also figurative.

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1587 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnius Herbal for Bible xvi. 95 The stemme or shanke of this Rush is smooth and vnknottie [L. minime geniculatus aut nodosus].

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 348 The wooll of the Matresses..[was] kept vnknotty, and soft [Sp. mullida].

1717 H. MacCurtin Brief Disc. Vindic. Antiq. Ireland ii. 302 One of the chief Princes..delivered a long, white, unknotty Wand or Rod into his Hand.

1842 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 386/1 He was a comic satirist, and he stripped and whipped the humours of his age with no puny skill and no unknotty lash.

1986 G. Story Black Swan i. 7 What business did they have at the woodpile anyway, sunning themselves and dumping splat-splat all over the best unknotty smooth pieces?

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Sept. (Music section) Smooth, unknotty hands with long spatulate fingers and closely clipped nails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unknotty
释义	unknottyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnɒti/, U.S. /ˌənˈnɑdi/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and knotty adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, knotty adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + knotty adj. Not knotty; having no knots. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1587 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnius Herbal for Bible xvi. 95 The stemme or shanke of this Rush is smooth and vnknottie [L. minime geniculatus aut nodosus]. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 348 The wooll of the Matresses..[was] kept vnknotty, and soft [Sp. mullida]. 1717 H. MacCurtin Brief Disc. Vindic. Antiq. Ireland ii. 302 One of the chief Princes..delivered a long, white, unknotty Wand or Rod into his Hand. 1842 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 386/1 He was a comic satirist, and he stripped and whipped the humours of his age with no puny skill and no unknotty lash. 1986 G. Story Black Swan i. 7 What business did they have at the woodpile anyway, sunning themselves and dumping splat-splat all over the best unknotty smooth pieces? 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Sept. (Music section) Smooth, unknotty hands with long spatulate fingers and closely clipped nails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1587
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