单词 | unpuffed |
释义 | unpuffedadj. 1. Not puffed or puffed up; not inflated or swollen with pride, vanity, etc. Also (and in earliest use) in unpuffed up. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective] heanc825 daftc1000 edmedec1000 edmodc1000 edmodeda1175 sheepishc1175 deftc1220 edmodi?c1225 lowc1225 humblec1250 beienlichc1275 buxoma1300 meekc1325 benign1377 lowlya1382 contemptiblec1384 pridelessc1395 humil1488 low-down1548 unproud1570 demiss1572 unpuffed1577 afflicted1590 unselfdelicious1605 cottagely1653 unselfvaluing1668 simplified1721 demissivea1763 stateless1844 maiden-meek1847 vanityless1854 patronizable1884 1577 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. Ephesians xxvi. f. 187 Our Lord Iesus exhorteth vs too bee as babes, that is too say, vnpuffed vp with presumption and pryde. 1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 125 Pure in Religion, Wise in Counsailing,..Vn-puft in Sun-shine, vn-appall'd in Storms. 1740 Conversat. between Eng. Gentleman & Knight of Malta i. 30 Her hollow cheeks as brown and flabby as an unpuff'd bladder. 1741 Characteristicks: a Dialogue 4 Alike the Statesman and the Patriot be Unprais'd, unpunish'd, and unpuff'd by thee. 1852 W. Burton District School as it Was xx. 135 He seemed just..like some unpuffed-up uncle from genteeler life. 1915 M. Moore Let. 12 Dec. (1998) 104 He is..dignified, dry, unpuffed up, very deliberate and kind. 1983 H. Alter Materials Recovery from Munic. Waste iv. 68 Previous applications have included the separation of puffed from unpuffed cereal grains. 2010 O. Milhoshe I awoke in House Afire 45 My sad duffel lay limp against the stones like an un-puffed sail. 2. Of a book, play, etc.: given little or no favourable or laudatory publicity; unadvertised, unpromoted. Chiefly in predicative use.The most common sense in the 19th cent. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1786 Morning Herald 24 Feb. One argument in favour of the Heiress is, it goes unpuffed, and it thrives by well-earned praise! 1825 Amer. Athenæum 16 June 71/2 This play has..come before the public unpuffed..with nothing to support it but its own intrinsic merits. 1839 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 65 The work, unpuffed, and..most likely unnoticed. 1892 Critic (N.Y.) 18 June 342/1 Unheralded and unpuffed, she [sc. an actress] came and conquered. 1940 Virginia Q. Rev. Summer 346 It [sc. a book] appeared on January 9, 1929, unheralded, unpuffed. 1998 Observer (Nexis) 7 June (Review section) 15 Every now and again, a really good new book unhyped, unpuffed makes its way into the consciousness of readers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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