undegeneratingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, degenerate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + degenerate v. + -ing suffix²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈgenerating.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > not degraded or debased

undegradec1560

undegenerating1606

unabased1659

undebased1753

undegraded1821

1606 in Nichols Progr. Jas. I (1828) II. 51 We of hereditary and fee-simple blood, and undegenerating valour.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Direct. conc. Melons 1 in Compl. Gard'ner The most Undegenerating sort of Melons are..of a middling Size.

1753 G. West tr. Pindar Odes (new ed.) I. Nemean xi Him, whose undegenerating Breast Swells with a Tide of Spartan Blood.

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

单词	undegenerating
释义	undegeneratingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, degenerate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + degenerate v. + -ing suffix²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈgenerating. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > not degraded or debased undegradec1560 undegenerating1606 unabased1659 undebased1753 undegraded1821 1606 in Nichols Progr. Jas. I (1828) II. 51 We of hereditary and fee-simple blood, and undegenerating valour. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Direct. conc. Melons 1 in Compl. Gard'ner The most Undegenerating sort of Melons are..of a middling Size. 1753 G. West tr. Pindar Odes (new ed.) I. Nemean xi Him, whose undegenerating Breast Swells with a Tide of Spartan Blood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1606
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