单词 | unexciting |
释义 | unexcitingadj. a. (un- prefix1 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > not amusing or entertaining unpleasant1558 sportless1598 unridiculous1646 undistractinga1684 undiverting1695 unentertaining1695 indivertive1700 unamusive1755 unanimating1785 unamusing1794 unexciting1833 sober1838 unstimulating1844 zilch1958 1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. i. 20 Judaism..indisposed the mind for the severe and unexciting mysteries..of the Catholic faith. 1861 J. S. Mill Represent. Govt. 37 Uncivilized races..are averse to continuous labour of an unexciting kind. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay viii. 115 He had..led a quiet, busy life, humbly useful, but unexciting. b. spec. of diet. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > diet > [adjective] > plain hard1546 sparea1571 gross1599 unexciting1880 1880 R. Barwell Aneurism v. 44 If an aneurismal patient..have a dry, unexciting diet. 1888 P. Furnivall Physical Training 3 Substantial, nourishing solids, with simple unexciting fluids. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1833 |
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