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单词 uncourtlike
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uncourtlikeadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, court-like adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + court-like adj. Compare uncourtly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcourtlike.
(un- prefix1 1c.)
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > unsophisticated
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1659 T. Fuller Appeal Iniured Innocence iii. 21 The roughnesse of his un-court-like nature, sweetned many men when they least looked for it.
1733 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 17 Aug. (1932) (modernized text) II. 271 Your letter..I must look upon..as a most uncommon and uncourt-like piece of friendship.
1865 S. A. Brooke in Life & Lett. (1917) I. x. 179 He is—they say on account of this uncourtlike manner—a great favourite with the Queen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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