单词 | unpleasurably |
释义 | unpleasurablyadv. Not pleasurably. Usually in negative constructions, as part of a litotes. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adverb] > in unpleasant manner illa1275 unsavourly1377 unlovelyc1400 sour?a1513 beastly?1518 unfaringly1519 unpleasantly1542 ill-favouredly1545 uncomfortably1548 offensively1576 ungratefullya1586 adversely1593 unpleasingly1597 displeasantly1607 unsavourily1611 distastefully1631 unwelcomely1642 displeasurably1648 disagreeably1656 disgustfully1731 displeasingly1731 unpalatably1741 poisonously1746 undelightfully1749 awfully1815 unpleasurably1823 objectionably1825 unagreeably1850 disgustingly1856 undesirably1890 1823 New Monthly Mag. 9 128/2 This is a charming collection of tales, which, though written expressly for the perusal of young ladies, yet may be turned over not unpleasurably, nor unprofitably, by persons of maturer age. 1827 T. De Quincey Gallery German Prose Classics: Lessing in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 23 The comic interest..would at once disarm the inherent meanness in the subject, of any power to affect us unpleasurably. 1924 J. Buchan Three Hostages viii. 123 I went through the whole programme dutifully and not unpleasurably. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 11 Jan. 29 A typical, handsome young bobby had pulled me to my feet and was shaking me, not unpleasurably. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1823 |
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