unclenchedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛn(t)ʃt/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛn(t)ʃt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈklɛn(t)ʃt/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹+ clenched adj.In some uses probably influenced by unclench v.

That is not clenched or tightly closed.

ΚΠ

1777 Morning Post 10 May The unclenched hand open to the needy, the heart susceptible to others woes.

1829 Museum Foreign Lit. Feb. 191/2 The miniature dropped from his unclenched teeth.

1868 Lancaster Gaz. 30 May 5/3 The medical evidence shows that the boy had not fallen with any violence by the placid expression of the face, and the unclenched hands.

1936 Times 29 May 16/4 There was something lacking in his punching—probably an unclenched fist.

1991 S. Phillips Hot Shot i. xviii. 253 His jaw is in its unclenched position.

2011 M. Osler Rain Tree (2012) v. 160 The scent from the unclenched buds of the frangipani, funereal and heavy, overwhelmed a jasmine suffusing the evening with perfume.

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

单词	unclenched
释义	unclenchedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛn(t)ʃt/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛn(t)ʃt/, U.S. /ˌənˈklɛn(t)ʃt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, clenched adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹+ clenched adj.In some uses probably influenced by unclench v. That is not clenched or tightly closed. ΚΠ 1777 Morning Post 10 May The unclenched hand open to the needy, the heart susceptible to others woes. 1829 Museum Foreign Lit. Feb. 191/2 The miniature dropped from his unclenched teeth. 1868 Lancaster Gaz. 30 May 5/3 The medical evidence shows that the boy had not fallen with any violence by the placid expression of the face, and the unclenched hands. 1936 Times 29 May 16/4 There was something lacking in his punching—probably an unclenched fist. 1991 S. Phillips Hot Shot i. xviii. 253 His jaw is in its unclenched position. 2011 M. Osler Rain Tree (2012) v. 160 The scent from the unclenched buds of the frangipani, funereal and heavy, overwhelmed a jasmine suffusing the evening with perfume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1777
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