unengagingadj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + engaging adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unenˈgaging.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive

unlustya1425

favourless1594

unpersonable1601

unpromising1632

untaking1683

uninviting1686

uncharming1687

charmless1710

plain-looking1744

unengaging1749

unattracting1776

unprepossessing1790

unattractive1813

attractionless1832

unappealing1846

unsweet1866

unwinning1890

unfaceable1899

unenticing1914

schlubby1968

mug2009

1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 6 July (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1366 Without them, your learning will be pedantry;..and your figure..awkward and unengaging.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 246 The one [life] is pleasant, easy, smooth and dispatchful, the other unengaging, toilsome, stiff.

1895 K. Simpson Yorks. Stories 92 Too ugly and unengaging to be able to boast of a lover.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unengaging
释义	unengagingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, engaging adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + engaging adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unenˈgaging. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive unlustya1425 favourless1594 unpersonable1601 unpromising1632 untaking1683 uninviting1686 uncharming1687 charmless1710 plain-looking1744 unengaging1749 unattracting1776 unprepossessing1790 unattractive1813 attractionless1832 unappealing1846 unsweet1866 unwinning1890 unfaceable1899 unenticing1914 schlubby1968 mug2009 1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 6 July (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1366 Without them, your learning will be pedantry;..and your figure..awkward and unengaging. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 246 The one [life] is pleasant, easy, smooth and dispatchful, the other unengaging, toilsome, stiff. 1895 K. Simpson Yorks. Stories 92 Too ugly and unengaging to be able to boast of a lover. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1749
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