unlingeringadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lingering adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lingering adj.

Not lingering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > undelaying

unslowc1000

unlingering1761

undelaying1791

undilatory1827

1761 W. Cruden Hymns on Variety of Divine Subj. xcvii. 127 Man's mortal days ne'er make a pause, the years unling'ring flie.

1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 742/1 By the word ‘sudden’ [Cæsar] means..unlingering.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid i, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 101 Armed with his royal mission the chief unlingering speeds [L. celerans..tendebat].

1942 Classical Weekly 19 Jan. 127/2 That a quick, unlingering death was thought fortunate by the ancients is well attested.

2005 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 18 Apr. (Features section) 13 Mozart's desolate little A minor Rondo, unlingering and unsentimental.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlingering
释义	unlingeringadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lingering adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lingering adj. Not lingering. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > undelaying unslowc1000 unlingering1761 undelaying1791 undilatory1827 1761 W. Cruden Hymns on Variety of Divine Subj. xcvii. 127 Man's mortal days ne'er make a pause, the years unling'ring flie. 1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 742/1 By the word ‘sudden’ [Cæsar] means..unlingering. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid i, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 101 Armed with his royal mission the chief unlingering speeds [L. celerans..tendebat]. 1942 Classical Weekly 19 Jan. 127/2 That a quick, unlingering death was thought fortunate by the ancients is well attested. 2005 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 18 Apr. (Features section) 13 Mozart's desolate little A minor Rondo, unlingering and unsentimental. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1761
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