unoffendingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnəˈfɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈfɛndɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + offending adj.

Not causing or deserving of offence; inoffensive, harmless, blameless.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding > not transgressing the law

honestc1540

unoffending1569

unfraudulent1590

innocent1811

law-abiding1839

uncriminal1864

infelonious1876

1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 668 I..sall keip gude rewle and quietnes unoffending aganis the lawis or makand troubill.

?a1625 Lawes of Candy ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhh/1 My prayers pull dayly blessings on thy head, My unoffending childe.

1680 E. Settle Female Prelate i. ii. 12 That Throne Where th' unoffending, untaught Infidel Sits crown'd.

1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 51 Yet why must un-offending Argos feel The Vengeance due to this unlucky Steel?

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xiii. 403 How should I rejoice..to rescue this one poor unoffending..animal from such tyranny!

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 217 Who..could have thought of harming a creature so simple, and so unoffending.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) II. xxx. 253 The councillors were famed for their unoffending respectability.

1925 Granta 29 May 452/2 Hurled a book at the head of the unoffending bedder.

1955 Times 20 June 9/5 They would not use the discomfort of the unoffending livestock as a lever to prise higher wages from their employers.

2001 D. D. Gilmore Misogyny p. xi Rituals of mockery directed against unoffending women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unoffending
释义	unoffendingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəˈfɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənəˈfɛndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, offending adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + offending adj. Not causing or deserving of offence; inoffensive, harmless, blameless. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding > not transgressing the law honestc1540 unoffending1569 unfraudulent1590 innocent1811 law-abiding1839 uncriminal1864 infelonious1876 1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 668 I..sall keip gude rewle and quietnes unoffending aganis the lawis or makand troubill. ?a1625 Lawes of Candy ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhh/1 My prayers pull dayly blessings on thy head, My unoffending childe. 1680 E. Settle Female Prelate i. ii. 12 That Throne Where th' unoffending, untaught Infidel Sits crown'd. 1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 51 Yet why must un-offending Argos feel The Vengeance due to this unlucky Steel? 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xiii. 403 How should I rejoice..to rescue this one poor unoffending..animal from such tyranny! 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 217 Who..could have thought of harming a creature so simple, and so unoffending. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) II. xxx. 253 The councillors were famed for their unoffending respectability. 1925 Granta 29 May 452/2 Hurled a book at the head of the unoffending bedder. 1955 Times 20 June 9/5 They would not use the discomfort of the unoffending livestock as a lever to prise higher wages from their employers. 2001 D. D. Gilmore Misogyny p. xi Rituals of mockery directed against unoffending women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1569
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