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单词 undreadful
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undreadfuladj.

Etymology: un- prefix1 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈdreadful.
rare.
1. Having no dread; unapprehensive (of). Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > dreadlessness > [adjective]
awelessc1400
dreadlessc1400
undreadfulc1400
dreadnought1592
unredoubting1665
unapprehensive1666
undreading1745
c1400 Comm. Luke i. 13 (Bodl. 143) Þe deuels cruelte is best ouercomon bi vndredeful feiþ.
1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. L2v A Man prepar'd against all ills to come,..Undreadfull too of courtly thunderclaps.
2. Not causing dread.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] > not frightening
informidable1596
undreadful1611
fearless1612
terrorless1813
untremendous1820
unfrightful1837
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Informidabile, vndreadfull, not terrible.

Derivatives

unˈdreadfully adv. †without dread or fear.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > dreadlessness > [adverb]
undreadfullyc1430
dreadlessly1628
c1430 Life St. Katherine (Roxburghe Club) 34 She made vppon hir self þe token of þe crosse and vndredfully went vnto þe paleys.
a1440 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 55 For cause, yn rycchynge of thy-self othir men thou spoylid vndredfully, now thou begynnyst to nede.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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