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单词 unfussed
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unfussedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfʌst/, U.S. /ˌənˈfəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, fussed adj. at fuss v. Derivatives.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + fussed adj. at fuss v. Derivatives.Compare the following earlier instance of unfussed-over not being taken care of ( < un- prefix1 + fussed , past participle of fuss v. + over prep., after to fuss over to make a fuss about, to take care of fastidiously):1873 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. June 711/2 I fancy Central Park might come to look like this if allowed to go untrimmed and unfussed-over for two or three hundred years.
1. Not characterized by excessive or unnecessary effort; not elaborate, uncomplicated.
ΚΠ
1895 Land of Sunshine Feb. 44/1 It was the typical, unfussed home dinner to which we four sat down.
1944 Vogue Nov. 144 With simple tweeds, you'll often wear a hat that's all fine, unfussed shape.
1979 Musical Times 120 135/2 A clean, unfussed approach to music that never needs to search for beauty.
2012 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 May 18 The steel panels carry through the external wall..before making way for the unfussed elegance of the interiors.
2. Of a person, or his or her behaviour, etc.
a. Not agitated or worried; calm, unruffled.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > untroubled
untormentedc1374
unstrainedc1400
unscourgedc1412
quietc1460
untroubled1484
secure1545
unstricken1548
unplagued1549
unoppressed1559
incurious1570
secure1578
undistressed1582
unclouded1598
unpangeda1625
indisturbed1664
unpained1667
ungrieved1676
smooth1757
unhaunted1818
unteased1843
unfazed1855
all serene1856
unfussed1907
unthrown1959
OK1978
1907 T. Hodgkin Let. 27 Oct. in L. Creighton Life & Lett. T. Hodgkin (1917) xii. 282 When Christ..said that he would have us ἀμέριμνοι he meant almost what we mean by ‘unfussed’.
1981 N. Freeling One Damn Thing xxxii. 236 She phoned home. To hear Arthur's voice, unfussed and matter-of-fact.
2006 K. Veitch Without Backward Glance (2008) xxv. 270 Bernadette put Robert in mind of so many nurses he'd met: unfussed, competent.
b. Chiefly British, Irish English, Australian, and New Zealand. Not feeling or showing interest or concern (about); indifferent, unbothered. Chiefly in predicative use.
ΚΠ
1964 Times 26 June 4/2 Unfussed about the position of his feet, he produced some remarkable..forehand passes.
1990 Irish Times 22 June 7/6 Most of the businessmen to whom I spoke were unfussed about extra leg room and the offer of champagne and orange juice in business class.
2006 B. Salt Big Picture (2007) i. 25 The frugals are unfussed by fashion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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