unadvancingadj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + advancing adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unadˈvancing.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > shy

untrumc1315

scar1559

shy1600

willyarta1796

unadvancing1819

fawn-like1838

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 209 Her habit, her unadvancing air of modest timidity,..all conspired to render her irresistible.

1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. III. xxv. 267 Let the imagination of him who thinks otherwise sit for ever with his unadvancing legs in the ditches of his ancestors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	unadvancing
释义	unadvancingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, advancing adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + advancing adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unadˈvancing. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > shy untrumc1315 scar1559 shy1600 willyarta1796 unadvancing1819 fawn-like1838 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 209 Her habit, her unadvancing air of modest timidity,..all conspired to render her irresistible. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. III. xxv. 267 Let the imagination of him who thinks otherwise sit for ever with his unadvancing legs in the ditches of his ancestors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1819
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