单词 | hasteless |
释义 | hastelessadj. Without haste; unhurried. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried toomsomea1400 leisurefulc1449 amblinga1470 hooly1513 leisurablea1540 unhasty1590 leisurely1604 slow-paced1610 unprecipitated1698 leisure1708 unhurrieda1774 jog-trot1826 parliamentary1835 hasteless1838 time-taking1839 unhasting1839 slowed-down1905 1838 [implied in: M. Smith Let. 16 Aug. in F. E. Comparato Chrons. Genius & Folly (1979) ii. 71 The men under him seem to move without spirit or interest in what they are engaged, and in fact everything there seems to go on slowly, and with a perfect indifference & hastelessness.]. 1842 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 507 Its familiars stole forth in quiet and hasteless procession. 1873 W. Cory Jrnl. 5 Feb. in Extracts from Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 313 Men who in their little time are as the stars, unconscious, hasteless, steadfast. 1907 Vassar Misc. Nov. 89 ‘I must leave now,’ she said in her hasteless voice. 1964 Jrnl. Amer. Musicol. Soc. 17 4 This was due in part to his hasteless care, his endless checking and rechecking. 2013 R. Narasimhan Transl. as Touchstone p. xix The steady, hasteless rhythm and fall of the sentence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838 |
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