unjestingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒɛstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈdʒɛstɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + jesting adj.

Not jesting or joking; serious, earnest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adjective] > as opposed to jesting or playful

serious1654

unjesting1833

1833 G. Penn Memorials Sir W. Penn II. vi. 176 The unjesting and veridical Evelyn.

1894 Athenæum 23 June 800/1 Until one longs for a dull, unjesting page or two.

1924 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Nov. 802/2 In the first section he writes of the great ships..with unjesting devotion, while in the last they serve only to stage his quips.

2007 Hays (Kansas) Daily News 7 Oct. a4/3 Another un-jesting guess is that the..faculty have all passed the Articles of Association litmus test.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unjesting
释义	unjestingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒɛstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈdʒɛstɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, jesting adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + jesting adj. Not jesting or joking; serious, earnest. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adjective] > as opposed to jesting or playful serious1654 unjesting1833 1833 G. Penn Memorials Sir W. Penn II. vi. 176 The unjesting and veridical Evelyn. 1894 Athenæum 23 June 800/1 Until one longs for a dull, unjesting page or two. 1924 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Nov. 802/2 In the first section he writes of the great ships..with unjesting devotion, while in the last they serve only to stage his quips. 2007 Hays (Kansas) Daily News 7 Oct. a4/3 Another un-jesting guess is that the..faculty have all passed the Articles of Association litmus test. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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