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单词 unmarching
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unmarchingadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɑːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɑrtʃɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, marching adj.2
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + marching adj.2With quot. 1837 compare march v.2 7b and slightly later marching adj.2 2.
rare.
That does not march; not engaged in or characterized by marching.In quot. 1837 (figurative): that is not progressive (cf. marching adj.2 2).
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > opposed to change
Tory1651
unprogressive1722
conservative1802
old-line1803
improgressive1809
old school1816
conservatory1822
conservatist1835
unmarching1837
mossbacked1876
mossy1904
passéist1914
pastist1921
Luddite1957
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. vii. 326 To all which our poor Legislative, tied up by an unmarching Constitution, can oppose nothing.
1928 D. H. Lawrence Coll. Poems I. 226 In the subtle lift of the thighs as they come unmarching Beats the new fresh air of life.
1943 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Univ. Professors 29 229 There was one glorious day when I entered a bookstore down some motley unmarching careless and happy street.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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