† unrewardingn.

Forms: 1500s vnrewarding.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rewarding n.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rewarding n.

Obsolete. rare.

Lack of reward.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [noun] > absence of reward

unrewardinga1586

unrequital1824

unrequitement1890

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xiv. sig. Qq7 It was the vnrewarding, & not the euil employing her seruice, which grieued her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

unrewardingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈwɔːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈwɔrdɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rewarding adj.

Lacking in reward; not rewarding or satisfying.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding

unspeedya1300

speedless13..

improfitablea1325

unthriftyc1374

unnotefula1400

rewardless1481

thriveless1521

unbehovablea1557

thriftless1568

profitless1574

ungainful1599

unprofiteda1616

unthriving1617

ungaining1632

endlessa1640

gainless1640

improficuous1650

unrewarding1651

uncompensated1775

unrepaying1829

ungainsome1832

blind alley1902

dead end1928

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying i. 12 He that kills the Lords people with unjust or ambitious wars for an unrewarding interest, shall have this character, that he threw away all the dayes of his life, that one year might be reckoned with his Name, and computed by his reign, or consulship.

1653 Bp. J. Taylor Ενιαυτος: Course of Serm. i. xix. 255 He findes it an unrewarding interest, to walk seven dayes..only to see a place from whence he must come back in an hour.

1760 G. A. Stevens Hist. Tom Fool II. xii. 110 What an unrewarding Æra this is?

1854 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad lxx. 592 [It] is a very unrewarding process.

1882 F. W. H. Myers Renewal of Youth 120 [To] come bootless back from the unrewarding quest.

1949 F. Towers Tea with Mr. Rochester (1952) 122 The wood turned out to be one of those unrewarding thickets in which nothing grows but scrub.

2013 Church Times 20 Sept. 37/2 This constant barrage of descriptions of unhappy lives lived in unrewarding circumstances.

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

单词	unrewarding
释义	† unrewardingn. Forms: 1500s vnrewarding. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rewarding n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rewarding n. Obsolete. rare. Lack of reward. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [noun] > absence of reward unrewardinga1586 unrequital1824 unrequitement1890 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xiv. sig. Qq7 It was the vnrewarding, & not the euil employing her seruice, which grieued her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020). unrewardingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈwɔːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈwɔrdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rewarding adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rewarding adj. Lacking in reward; not rewarding or satisfying. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding unspeedya1300 speedless13.. improfitablea1325 unthriftyc1374 unnotefula1400 rewardless1481 thriveless1521 unbehovablea1557 thriftless1568 profitless1574 ungainful1599 unprofiteda1616 unthriving1617 ungaining1632 endlessa1640 gainless1640 improficuous1650 unrewarding1651 uncompensated1775 unrepaying1829 ungainsome1832 blind alley1902 dead end1928 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying i. 12 He that kills the Lords people with unjust or ambitious wars for an unrewarding interest, shall have this character, that he threw away all the dayes of his life, that one year might be reckoned with his Name, and computed by his reign, or consulship. 1653 Bp. J. Taylor Ενιαυτος: Course of Serm. i. xix. 255 He findes it an unrewarding interest, to walk seven dayes..only to see a place from whence he must come back in an hour. 1760 G. A. Stevens Hist. Tom Fool II. xii. 110 What an unrewarding Æra this is? 1854 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad lxx. 592 [It] is a very unrewarding process. 1882 F. W. H. Myers Renewal of Youth 120 [To] come bootless back from the unrewarding quest. 1949 F. Towers Tea with Mr. Rochester (1952) 122 The wood turned out to be one of those unrewarding thickets in which nothing grows but scrub. 2013 Church Times 20 Sept. 37/2 This constant barrage of descriptions of unhappy lives lived in unrewarding circumstances. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1586adj.1651
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