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单词 unprovidential
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unprovidentialadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprɒvᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌənprɑvəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, providential adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + providential adj.
Not providential.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > brought about by free will
unset1547
voluntary1548
self-set1593
self-imposed1657
unprovidential1693
self-induced1796
undestined1827
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > imprudent
undiscreetc1340
unadviseda1382
unprudenta1382
imprudentc1386
unredya1387
loose1390
misadvisedc1390
unavisyc1420
unvertyc1485
liberala1500
unprovident1565
unconsultinga1586
ill-adviseda1593
unforeseeing1602
injudicial1607
unvised1609
improvidenta1616
indiscreeta1616
disadvised?a1648
unprudential1650
injudicious1710
unadvising1719
unprovidential1837
1693 J. Beaumont Consider. Burnet's Theory Earth ii. iii. 79 When a Man considers the present Posture of the Earth to the Sun,..can this be lookt upon as a forc'd, unnatural, Contingent, or unprovidential Situation of it.
1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. vi. Comm. p. x Lucretius, reasoning from the unprovidential casualities of thunder, denies that it springs from the hand of Jupiter.
1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 21 [He] reclaimed his barbarous subjects from a wandering and unprovidential life.
1910 G. A. Jamieson In Shadow of God iv. vi. 183 A very unprovidential thing that a feller should lose his senses jest at the time when he needs 'em most.
2000 A. J. Mayer Furies (2002) 3 Four of the world's 6 billion people dwell in these unprovidential lands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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