unprovokingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈvəʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈvoʊkɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + provoking adj.

Not giving provocation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > without specific unpleasant qualities

undreigha1400

unloathsome1440

ungrievingc1480

inoffensive1622

unprovokinga1658

uncloying1665

ungalling1744

uninvidious1822

unexasperating1855

unirritating1896

a1658 O. Sedgwick Bowels of Tender Mercy (1661) ii. xii. 633 A quiet, peaceable, and unprovoking inoffensive carriage.

1710 W. Fleetwood Serm. preach'd before Lords 7 To..dash against the Stones the innocent and unprovoking Children.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 84 But to hurt a brother..so unprovoking,—and so unresenting;—'tis base.

1821 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 8 Dec. 1375 It is no very unprovoking reflection.

1921 Classical Rev. 35 39/2 The Introduction to Book IV is brief, technical, lucid, unprovoking.

2004 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. 36 A massacre..of innocent, unarmed and unprovoking civilians.

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

单词	unprovoking
释义	unprovokingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈvəʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈvoʊkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, provoking adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + provoking adj. Not giving provocation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > without specific unpleasant qualities undreigha1400 unloathsome1440 ungrievingc1480 inoffensive1622 unprovokinga1658 uncloying1665 ungalling1744 uninvidious1822 unexasperating1855 unirritating1896 a1658 O. Sedgwick Bowels of Tender Mercy (1661) ii. xii. 633 A quiet, peaceable, and unprovoking inoffensive carriage. 1710 W. Fleetwood Serm. preach'd before Lords 7 To..dash against the Stones the innocent and unprovoking Children. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 84 But to hurt a brother..so unprovoking,—and so unresenting;—'tis base. 1821 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 8 Dec. 1375 It is no very unprovoking reflection. 1921 Classical Rev. 35 39/2 The Introduction to Book IV is brief, technical, lucid, unprovoking. 2004 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. 36 A massacre..of innocent, unarmed and unprovoking civilians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1658
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