单词 | uncanvassed |
释义 | uncanvassedadj. Not canvassed, in various senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [adjective] > not sought after (of an office) uncanvasseda1797 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > [adjective] > subjected to interrogation > not unquestionatec1500 unquestioneda1616 uncanvasseda1797 uninterrogated1803 unchallenged1805 uncross-examined1827 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [adjective] > scrutinized > not unsifted1620 unscrutinized1728 uncanvassed1884 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uncanvassed, not canvassed.] a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) II. i. 3 His brother..rose..to a distinguished situation entirely unsought, uncanvassed. 1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. 246 Where the loud-voiced herald cries, ‘Who's uncanvass'd?—let him rise!’ 1884 Law Times 13 Dec. 120 There is not a large town in England except London in which such transactions would be allowed to pass uncanvassed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.a1797 |
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