uncontrivingadj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + contriving adj. Compare uncontrived adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtriving.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > lacking ingenuity or cleverness

uncrafty1483

uningenious1769

uncontriving1774

unclever1775

deviceless1851

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 401 To the savage uncontriving man the earth is an abode of desolation.

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

单词	uncontriving
释义	uncontrivingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, contriving adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + contriving adj. Compare uncontrived adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtriving. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > lacking ingenuity or cleverness uncrafty1483 uningenious1769 uncontriving1774 unclever1775 deviceless1851 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 401 To the savage uncontriving man the earth is an abode of desolation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1774
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