单词 | unpassionately |
释义 | unpassionatelyadv. Without passion or strong emotion; dispassionately, impartially. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adverb] > impartially indifferently1430 unpartially?1575 impartially1611 unpassionately1644 even-handed1742 dispassionately1806 even-handedly1829 objectively1867 1644 J. Howell Preheminence & Pedigree of Parlement 18 Having unpassionately perus'd what I have written in this small Discourse,..he would be pleas'd..to reverse that harsh sentence upon me. 1661 A. Cowley Vision Cromwell 57 Truely and unpassionately reflecting upon the advantages of his person. 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 60 Those, who unpassionately hear him, regard his Mystery, as importunate Trifles. 1727 R. Greene Princ. Philos. Expansive & Contractive Forces vi. ix. 825 Truth is That, which we have Endeavoured Unpassionately and Impartially to Follow in our whole Research of it. 1890 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 24 Oct. He quietly and unpassionately stood by, watching his unfortunate master gather up the sticks. 1931 Times 20 June 10 The good young man from Pittsburg, to whom she is unpassionately betrothed. 2011 F. Goldman Say her Name xviii The professor was already unpassionately engaged in a diatribe against Neruda and his ‘corny poetry’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1644 |
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