unpromotableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈməʊtəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈmoʊdəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + promotable adj.

Incapable of being promoted (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > [adjective]

theowlikec1175

low?c1225

undignec1315

unfreec1330

base?1518

roynish1570

baseborn1573

base-minded1573

haskardly1576

ignoble1592

unnoble1593

slavish1597

disnoble1609

infimous1613

unhandsome1645

unheroical1656

mean1665

unworthy1694

unheroic1732

raff1761

undignified1782

raffish1795

truculent1825

unpromotable1836

menial1837

low-flung1841

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank > that may be advanced or promoted > not

unpromotable1836

1836 T. Carlyle Let. 5 Nov. in Corr. Emerson & Carlyle (1964) 152 I suppose there is no more unpromotable unappointable man now living in England than I.

1894 New Eng. Jrnl. Educ. 39 233/1 It proposes to play the role of expert in the treatment of dull and ‘unpromotable’ pupils.

1966 Mind 75 48 The man who recommends the impossible..is adopting means which fail..to promote his end, since his end is unpromotable.

2004 Independent (Nexis) 3 Mar. 31 She was middle-aged, with no literary track record,..and, at least in the eyes of the..London media, supremely unpromotable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpromotable
释义	unpromotableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈməʊtəbl/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈmoʊdəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, promotable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + promotable adj. Incapable of being promoted (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > [adjective] theowlikec1175 low?c1225 undignec1315 unfreec1330 base?1518 roynish1570 baseborn1573 base-minded1573 haskardly1576 ignoble1592 unnoble1593 slavish1597 disnoble1609 infimous1613 unhandsome1645 unheroical1656 mean1665 unworthy1694 unheroic1732 raff1761 undignified1782 raffish1795 truculent1825 unpromotable1836 menial1837 low-flung1841 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank > that may be advanced or promoted > not unpromotable1836 1836 T. Carlyle Let. 5 Nov. in Corr. Emerson & Carlyle (1964) 152 I suppose there is no more unpromotable unappointable man now living in England than I. 1894 New Eng. Jrnl. Educ. 39 233/1 It proposes to play the role of expert in the treatment of dull and ‘unpromotable’ pupils. 1966 Mind 75 48 The man who recommends the impossible..is adopting means which fail..to promote his end, since his end is unpromotable. 2004 Independent (Nexis) 3 Mar. 31 She was middle-aged, with no literary track record,..and, at least in the eyes of the..London media, supremely unpromotable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1836
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