单词 | undesiring |
释义 | undesiringadj. (un- prefix1 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of unwilling?c1550 undesirous1655 undesiring1693 unanxious1742 unwishing1743 uncourting1744 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires v. 66 Money to despise, And look on Wealth with undesiring Eyes. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 34 Away they fly Affectionate, and undesiring bear The most delicious Morsel to their Young. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. v. 108 The convalescent is receptive and undesiring, or but very faintly desiring. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1693 |
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