unperfectiveadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈfɛktɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈfɛktɪv/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perfective adj.

rare.

Not perfective.With quot. 1999, cf. imperfective adj. 2, non-perfective adj. at non- prefix 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > not conducive to perfection

unperfective1704

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. vi. 320 A pure and unmingled darkness, being..so very unperfective of our natures.

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. xii. 476 The knowledge of an unperfective object.

1999 Mnemosyne 52 215 Probably it is assumed that the completed belongs usually to the past, the uncompleted to the present. Hence present/unperfective ἄγο-ντ-ι vs. past/perfective *ὲ-άγαγο-ντ.

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

单词	unperfective
释义	unperfectiveadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈfɛktɪv/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈfɛktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, perfective adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perfective adj. rare. Not perfective.With quot. 1999, cf. imperfective adj. 2, non-perfective adj. at non- prefix 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > not conducive to perfection unperfective1704 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. vi. 320 A pure and unmingled darkness, being..so very unperfective of our natures. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. xii. 476 The knowledge of an unperfective object. 1999 Mnemosyne 52 215 Probably it is assumed that the completed belongs usually to the past, the uncompleted to the present. Hence present/unperfective ἄγο-ντ-ι vs. past/perfective *ὲ-άγαγο-ντ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1704
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