unkeenadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkiːn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkin/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and keen adj. and adv.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + keen adj.

†1. Apparently: (of words) sharp, unkind; = keen adj. 5b. Obsolete. rare. Cf. the variant readings given in quot. ?a1425 and also quot. a1400 at keen adj. 5b. Cf. also un- prefix¹ 10b.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > mordant

smartc1330

unkeen?a1425

mordant1474

piquant1521

pugnant1537

quick1542

nippingc1547

nippy1575

cutting1582

yarking1593

stinging1600

pointed1617

pungent1619

toothed1628

aculeate1640

mordacious1648

aculeated1655

piperaceous1674

peppery1826

pointy1883

lashing1900

?a1425 Pistel of Swete Susan (Huntington) l. 199 Tho roos up þes renkes wiþ rancour renayed, Þat comely kiþ acusyd wiþ wordis vnkene [c1390 Vernon wel kene, ?c1450 Pierpont Morgan ful kene].

2. Not sharp; dull (literal and figurative). Somewhat rare.

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1661 H. Edmonds Censors Censured in Presbytery Popish sig. A5 I presumed it would not amount to the reckoning of a vanity to enter with my unkeen weapon into the same field.

1865 Cedar Valley Times (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 17 Aug. Wrinkled old maids, with unkeen eyes, hollow cheeks, and antiquated curls.

1920 tr. A. de Musset in W. C. Thorley Fleurs-de-Lys 188 All finest art is seen In forms that foil the blade Unkeen.

1996 D. F. Wallace Infinite Jest 191 Cultured Canadians tend to think vertical digestion makes the mind unkeen.

3. Not eager or enthusiastic; unwilling, disinclined. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are not eager or enthusiastic considered as a class.

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a1859 W. Watt Poems & Songs (1860) 37 To tak' tent in time O' billies wham they see unkeen o' wark And fond o' finery.

1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song ii. 101 But Galt was right unkeen for that, in a minute he'd turned..and was out of sight in a second.

1966 A. E. Lindop I start Counting iv. 67 Grandad was on edge until he'd settled his mice... Aunt Lucy had been a bit un-keen to have them.

1983 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 4/2 The Keen have to put up with the Unkeen.

2009 Financial Times 13 May 15/3 They are famously unkeen on the boring but important work of scrutiny in select committees.

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

单词	unkeen
释义	unkeenadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkiːn/, U.S. /ˌənˈkin/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and keen adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, keen adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + keen adj. †1. Apparently: (of words) sharp, unkind; = keen adj. 5b. Obsolete. rare. Cf. the variant readings given in quot. ?a1425 and also quot. a1400 at keen adj. 5b. Cf. also un- prefix¹ 10b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > mordant smartc1330 unkeen?a1425 mordant1474 piquant1521 pugnant1537 quick1542 nippingc1547 nippy1575 cutting1582 yarking1593 stinging1600 pointed1617 pungent1619 toothed1628 aculeate1640 mordacious1648 aculeated1655 piperaceous1674 peppery1826 pointy1883 lashing1900 ?a1425 Pistel of Swete Susan (Huntington) l. 199 Tho roos up þes renkes wiþ rancour renayed, Þat comely kiþ acusyd wiþ wordis vnkene [c1390 Vernon wel kene, ?c1450 Pierpont Morgan ful kene]. 2. Not sharp; dull (literal and figurative). Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1661 H. Edmonds Censors Censured in Presbytery Popish sig. A5 I presumed it would not amount to the reckoning of a vanity to enter with my unkeen weapon into the same field. 1865 Cedar Valley Times (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 17 Aug. Wrinkled old maids, with unkeen eyes, hollow cheeks, and antiquated curls. 1920 tr. A. de Musset in W. C. Thorley Fleurs-de-Lys 188 All finest art is seen In forms that foil the blade Unkeen. 1996 D. F. Wallace Infinite Jest 191 Cultured Canadians tend to think vertical digestion makes the mind unkeen. 3. Not eager or enthusiastic; unwilling, disinclined. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are not eager or enthusiastic considered as a class. ΚΠ a1859 W. Watt Poems & Songs (1860) 37 To tak' tent in time O' billies wham they see unkeen o' wark And fond o' finery. 1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song ii. 101 But Galt was right unkeen for that, in a minute he'd turned..and was out of sight in a second. 1966 A. E. Lindop I start Counting iv. 67 Grandad was on edge until he'd settled his mice... Aunt Lucy had been a bit un-keen to have them. 1983 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 4/2 The Keen have to put up with the Unkeen. 2009 Financial Times 13 May 15/3 They are famously unkeen on the boring but important work of scrutiny in select committees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?a1425
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