unpenetrativeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛnᵻtrətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛnəˌtreɪdɪv/,

/ˌənˈpɛnətrədɪv/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + penetrative adj. Compare earlier unpenetrating adj.

Not penetrative. Later chiefly (Sport): not capable of breaching an opponent's defence; cf. penetrating adj. 1d.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective]

unwittyc1000

heartlessa1382

meana1387

conceitless?c1425

insensuat1508

insensate1528

insensible?1531

miskenning1533

unsensible1560

witless1562

unfraught1587

unconceiving1593

stupid1595

small-knowing1598

surd1601

ununderstanding1611

unapprehensible1613

unperceiving?1623

unapprehensive1624

inapprehending1652

incomprehensive1652

inapprehensive1653

impenetrative1684

blind1692

uncomprehensive1694

unpenetrating1701

unmeaning1704

vacant1712

gilly-gaupus1754

unacute1775

unapprehending1794

unpenetrative1795

unwitted1828

uncomprehending1838

irrecognizant1845

vacuous1848

incomprehending1881

mush-headed1884

wantwit1894

doofus1967

acerebral1968

brain-dead1972

goofus1981

society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [adjective] > other actions or types of play

short1545

standing1728

unpenetrative1795

loose1802

scratched1869

cannonball1872

scratchy1881

punishable1910

wrong-footing1928

open1934

overhead1938

power1959

run-and-gun1960

tight1961

1795 Observant Pedestrian II. 215 I..heard the hollow sigh of misery..Great God! how often had it passed unpenetrative and unknown.

1856 Westm. Rev. Oct. 187/2 The mere fiction of our own finite and unpenetrative conceptions.

1874 Belfast News-let. 16 May Those little natural asides of acting and speaking..please alike the critical and the unpenetrative observer.

1962 Times 1 Aug. 3/4 Saeed..took advantage of the easy atmosphere, the docile pitch and the unpenetrative bowling.

1972 Caribbean Q. 18 37 Liberal, national novelists got trapped in a wave of unpenetrative, and at times romantic, description.

2008 Irish Times 20 Dec. (Sports Suppl.) 6/6 England's attack was disciplined, yet unpenetrative.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpenetrative
释义	unpenetrativeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛnᵻtrətɪv/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛnəˌtreɪdɪv/, /ˌənˈpɛnətrədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, penetrative adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + penetrative adj. Compare earlier unpenetrating adj. Not penetrative. Later chiefly (Sport): not capable of breaching an opponent's defence; cf. penetrating adj. 1d. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective] unwittyc1000 heartlessa1382 meana1387 conceitless?c1425 insensuat1508 insensate1528 insensible?1531 miskenning1533 unsensible1560 witless1562 unfraught1587 unconceiving1593 stupid1595 small-knowing1598 surd1601 ununderstanding1611 unapprehensible1613 unperceiving?1623 unapprehensive1624 inapprehending1652 incomprehensive1652 inapprehensive1653 impenetrative1684 blind1692 uncomprehensive1694 unpenetrating1701 unmeaning1704 vacant1712 gilly-gaupus1754 unacute1775 unapprehending1794 unpenetrative1795 unwitted1828 uncomprehending1838 irrecognizant1845 vacuous1848 incomprehending1881 mush-headed1884 wantwit1894 doofus1967 acerebral1968 brain-dead1972 goofus1981 society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [adjective] > other actions or types of play short1545 standing1728 unpenetrative1795 loose1802 scratched1869 cannonball1872 scratchy1881 punishable1910 wrong-footing1928 open1934 overhead1938 power1959 run-and-gun1960 tight1961 1795 Observant Pedestrian II. 215 I..heard the hollow sigh of misery..Great God! how often had it passed unpenetrative and unknown. 1856 Westm. Rev. Oct. 187/2 The mere fiction of our own finite and unpenetrative conceptions. 1874 Belfast News-let. 16 May Those little natural asides of acting and speaking..please alike the critical and the unpenetrative observer. 1962 Times 1 Aug. 3/4 Saeed..took advantage of the easy atmosphere, the docile pitch and the unpenetrative bowling. 1972 Caribbean Q. 18 37 Liberal, national novelists got trapped in a wave of unpenetrative, and at times romantic, description. 2008 Irish Times 20 Dec. (Sports Suppl.) 6/6 England's attack was disciplined, yet unpenetrative. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1795
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