单词 | unwishing |
释义 | unwishingadj. (un- prefix1 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of unwilling?c1550 undesirous1655 undesiring1693 unanxious1742 unwishing1743 uncourting1744 1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes II. iii. xvi. 79 I..to th' unwishing Few with Joy A bless'd and bold Deserter fly. 1772 J. Usher Clio (ed. 3) 131 Without it [sc. content] we can never enjoy undisturbed unwishing tranquillity. 1951 S. Spender World within World iii. 120 When he even no longer feels desire, he can in an idle, abstract and unwishing kind of way prove to himself..that the hidden life of forbidden wishes exists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmasunˈwishing unˈwishing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction renayinga1400 retractionc1405 revocationa1428 recanting1534 recantation?1544 retractation1547 retract1553 renegation1581 reneging1632 revoking1646 unsaying1647 misowning1661 unwishing1699 unswearinga1822 withdrawal1836 1699 R. L'Estrange Fables Moralized lxxii. 69 This Levity, of Wishing, and Unwishing, is..the Great Bus'ness and Mistake of Humane Life. < as lemmas |
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