单词 | inacquiescent |
释义 | inacquiescentadj. Not acquiescent; disinclined to agree to or accept something; demonstrating such a disinclination. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > dissent or disagreement > [adjective] > not acquiescent inacquiescent1818 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 27 In the same dry inacquiescent tone of voice and manner. 1927 L. Magnus Eng. Lit. in Its Foreign Relations viii. 212 France was Voltairean before she was revolutionary; incredulous, impatient, inacquiescent in social and moral standards. 1952 M. Dyer Bridge of Heaven viii. 101 A sudden delight possessed her at hearing John speak in a tone that was stubbornly inacquiescent. 2013 G. Weddington Unleash the Lach 248 Innes had interrupted their furtive discourse intent upon leading to a decision regardless of how inacquiescent they may have sounded. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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