unsinewedadj.

Etymology: < unsinew v. or un- prefix¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsinewed.

a. Not furnished with sinews; not sinewy or strong; weakened in sinews, enfeebled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adjective]

wokec897

unstronga900

unmightyeOE

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unwieldc1220

weaka1300

frailc1384

unwieldyc1386

unthendec1425

dissolutec1450

unsure?a1475

feyc1475

simple1477

unfirm1483

unsinewed?1541

wash1548

weakling1557

ladylike1566

silly1567

water weak1592

washya1631

wankle1686

foible1715

unmuscular1725

nerveless1792

wankly1795

shilpit1813

wankya1825

sinewless1829

weedy-looking1835

queachy1859

insubstantiala1861

paper-backed1888

weak-fleshed1967

?1541 R. Copland Formularye Aydes Apostemes in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Siij The seconde intencyon is accomplysshed by hote yron in vnsynewed places..and by corosyues, in meane places.

1615 S. Daniel Hymens Triumph ii. i Those vnsinewed amorous heardsmen.

1678 J. Dryden All for Love i. 6 Can any Roman see, and know him now..Unbent, unsinew'd, made a Womans Toy..?

1863 ‘W. Lancaster’ Praeterita 116 Old brand, art shamed with my unsinew'd gripe?

1872 R. W. Buchanan St. Abe & his Seven Wives ii. v. 111 As each Saint sank unsinew'd, In his arm-chair he continued: ‘Goodman Jones’ [etc.].

b. figurative. (Cf. unsinew v. 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > of reason: weak

overweaka1425

unsinewed1604

flabby1880

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > insecure, weak

lithy1377

brucklea1400

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queasy1459

weaka1538

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unsinewed1604

ticklish1606

touchy1620

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flicketing1674

shaky1841

shackling1846

wonky1919

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]

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unsinewed1604

jejune1615

low-pitched1622

unsinewy?1623

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flaccid1647

insinewy1653

unsubstanceda1658

incogent1667

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languida1677

enervatea1704

unaccentuated1716

unnervate1725

lank1729

unforcible1754

nerveless1763

weak1771

flabby1793

slip-slop1814

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twittery1840

slipshod1842

under-coloured1870

shaftless1881

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unaccented1893

wimpish1925

wimp1979

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. vii. 10 O for two speciall reasons, Which may to you perhaps seeme much vnsinnow'd, But yet to mee tha'r strong.

1643 Lanc. Tracts Civil War (Chetham Soc.) 169 From him I must expect an unsinewed and faithles agreement.

1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry iii. 40 Without these Ornaments before our Eyes, Th' unsinew'd Poem languishes.

1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. i. 3 My Lines are weak, unsinew'd, others say.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unsinewed
释义	unsinewedadj. Etymology: < unsinew v. or un- prefix¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsinewed. a. Not furnished with sinews; not sinewy or strong; weakened in sinews, enfeebled. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adjective] wokec897 unstronga900 unmightyeOE feeblec1175 strengthlessc1175 unwieldc1220 weaka1300 frailc1384 unwieldyc1386 unthendec1425 dissolutec1450 unsure?a1475 feyc1475 simple1477 unfirm1483 unsinewed?1541 wash1548 weakling1557 ladylike1566 silly1567 water weak1592 washya1631 wankle1686 foible1715 unmuscular1725 nerveless1792 wankly1795 shilpit1813 wankya1825 sinewless1829 weedy-looking1835 queachy1859 insubstantiala1861 paper-backed1888 weak-fleshed1967 ?1541 R. Copland Formularye Aydes Apostemes in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Siij The seconde intencyon is accomplysshed by hote yron in vnsynewed places..and by corosyues, in meane places. 1615 S. Daniel Hymens Triumph ii. i Those vnsinewed amorous heardsmen. 1678 J. Dryden All for Love i. 6 Can any Roman see, and know him now..Unbent, unsinew'd, made a Womans Toy..? 1863 ‘W. Lancaster’ Praeterita 116 Old brand, art shamed with my unsinew'd gripe? 1872 R. W. Buchanan St. Abe & his Seven Wives ii. v. 111 As each Saint sank unsinew'd, In his arm-chair he continued: ‘Goodman Jones’ [etc.]. b. figurative. (Cf. unsinew v. 1b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > of reason: weak overweaka1425 unsinewed1604 flabby1880 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > insecure, weak lithy1377 brucklea1400 flickering1430 queasy1459 weaka1538 infirm1557 slender1562 crazed1600 unsinewed1604 ticklish1606 touchy1620 crazied1652 flicketing1674 shaky1841 shackling1846 wonky1919 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] feeblec1400 colourlessc1425 flagging1540 pithless1555 blanched1570 toothless1592 unpointed1604 unsinewed1604 jejune1615 low-pitched1622 unsinewy?1623 macilent1624 flaccid1647 insinewy1653 unsubstanceda1658 incogent1667 pointless1673 languida1677 enervatea1704 unaccentuated1716 unnervate1725 lank1729 unforcible1754 nerveless1763 weak1771 flabby1793 slip-slop1814 tinkling1822 exsanguinea1834 twittery1840 slipshod1842 under-coloured1870 shaftless1881 thin1890 unaccented1893 wimpish1925 wimp1979 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. vii. 10 O for two speciall reasons, Which may to you perhaps seeme much vnsinnow'd, But yet to mee tha'r strong. 1643 Lanc. Tracts Civil War (Chetham Soc.) 169 From him I must expect an unsinewed and faithles agreement. 1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry iii. 40 Without these Ornaments before our Eyes, Th' unsinew'd Poem languishes. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. i. 3 My Lines are weak, unsinew'd, others say. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.?1541
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