单词 | untempting |
释义 | untemptingadj. (un- prefix1 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] > able to be disliked unamiable?a1500 unlovable1570 invenust1623 incongenial1797 uncongenial1799 uncongenial1805 untempting1859 the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [adjective] > untempting or unalluring uninviting1686 unalluring1805 untempting1859 unbewitching1876 1859 F. E. Paget Curate of Cumberworth 353 A schoolboy repugnance to go back to my smoky lodgings, and Mrs. Ferrall's untempting fare. a1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton in Ld. Lytton Life & Lett. Lytton (1883) I. 294 The poor animal..bent his head languidly over the untempting food. Derivatives unˈtemptingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [adverb] > in an untempting manner untemptinglya1856 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ] a1856 H. Miller Rambles Geologist (1858) 357 The day was still unfavorable, and the [geological] sections seemed untemptingly indifferent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.a1856 |
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