单词 | uncurious |
释义 | uncuriousadj. 1. Of persons: = incurious adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > not curious uncurious1570 uninquisitive1595 unsearching1599 incurious1613 unexamining1682 unasking1722 uninvestigating1802 uninquiring1804 unenquiring1813 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Siiiv/2 Vncuriouse, incurius..ignauus. 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa in Divine Poems To Rdr. It is enough for an vncurious questioner to know it was indited by the Spirit of God. 1641 F. Quarles Enchyridion (new ed.) iv. lxxxviii If thou art not worth more than the world can make thee, thy Redeemer had a bad pennyworth, or thou an uncurious Redeemer. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 340 That I have not been so uncurious a Spectator, as not to have seen Prince Eugene. 1716–7 in Coll. for Hist. Aberdeen & Banff (1843) 39 A most elegant and powerfull preacher,..uncurious of politeness, save in the pulpit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not displaying technical skill > not elaborately made rustic1600 uncurious1605 incurious1615 rural1624 inelaborate1650 bush1851 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 357 The Praise of Peace: the miserable states Of Edens Exiles: their vn-curious Cates, Their simple habite, silly habitation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [adjective] sutelc897 openeOE plaina1398 sada1400 familiar1509 facile1531 lightsome1532 well-determined1560 pervial1595 uncurious1601 articulate1603 distinct1609 unmisinterpretablea1631 dilucida1640 limpid1649 dilucidate1651 unmysterious1663 incurious1664 elucidatea1670 accessible1681 distinguished1700 dilucidated1759 unmistakable1822 black and white1838 clear-cut1843 square on1963 1601–3 S. Daniel Epist. to Sir T. Egerton 54 The state of truth..dwells free in the open plaine, Vncurious, Gentle, easie of accesse. 4. = incurious adj. 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious dreicha1300 alangec1330 joylessa1400 tedious1412 wearifulc1454 weary1465 laboriousa1475 tiresome?a1513 irksome1513 wearisome1530 woodena1566 irkful1570 flat1573 leaden1593 barren1600 soaked1600 unlively1608 dulla1616 irking1629 drearisome1633 drear1645 plumbous1651 fatigable1656 dreary1667 uncurious1685 unenlivened1692 blank1726 disinteresting1737 stupid1748 stagnant1749 trist?1756 vegetable1757 borish1766 uninteresting1769 unenlivening1774 oorie1787 wearying1796 subjectless1803 yawny1805 wearing1811 stuffy1813 sloomy1820 tediousome1823 arid1827 lacklustrous1834 boring1839 featureless1839 slow1840 sodden1853 ennuying1858 dusty1860 cabbagy1861 old1864 mouldy1876 yawnful1878 drab1880 dehydrated1884 interestless1886 jay1889 boresome1895 stodgy1895 stuffy1895 yawnsome1900 sludgy1901 draggy1922 blah1937 nowhere1940 drack1945 stupefactive1970 schleppy1978 wack1986 1685 R. Boyle Short Mem. Hist. Mineral Waters 69 This Glass was judged capable of holding Water enough for not uncurious Tryals. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 546. ⁋1 He added very many Particulars not uncurious concerning the Manner of taking an Audience. 1768 Woman of Honor I. 96 I was by chance witness to a not uncurious scene. 1846 W. M. Thackeray Crit. Rev. in Wks. (1886) XXIII. 97 A not uncurious specimen of the biography of a literary man. a1860 H. H. Wilson Ess. & Lect. (1862) I. 136 It is not an uncurious feature..that the veneration paid to their Gosáins is paid solely to their descent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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