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unornaˈmental, a. (un-1 7.)
1747G. West Resurrect. 355 The simple, unaffected, unornamental and unostentatious Manner, in which they deliver Truths so important. 1829Cobbett Eng. Gard. v. §198 Borage..is by no means unornamental in a flower-garden. 1834Gentl. Mag. CIV. i. 34 Two small arches of massy and unornamental stone-work. Hence unornaˈmentally adv.
1889Times 27 Dec. 11 These cans..are used ingeniously, if unornamentally, as building materials in the repair of roofs. |