ungenerousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1

1. Not generous or large-minded; illiberal:

a. Of actions, conduct, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective]

unkinda1393

uncharitablec1485

incharitable1496

strait-laced1546

ingenerous1635

lean-souled1639

ungenerous1641

mean1665

straitened1712

strait1760

strait-hearted1760

little1766

unmagnanimous1788

narrowing1827

shoddy1918

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 53 To start back..from the mixture of any ungenerous and unbeseeming motion.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 213 I will not say, how ungenerous a design this is, to leave his Sicilian Prince in the lurch.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xli. 43 I recounted to him the ungenerous usage I had met with from Potion.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. xiii. 514 The sense that now breaks in upon me of ungenerous..doubt.

1842 W. C. Taylor Student's Man. Anc. Hist. (ed. 3) xvii. §9. 552 An ungenerous attack on the memory of the late emperor.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. ix. 168 She had never harboured an ungenerous thought.

b. Of persons, disposition, etc. Also absol.

ΚΠ

a1704 T. Brown Ess. Eng. Satyr in Wks. (1707) I. i. 33 His Ungenerous Father-in-law..discreetly Hang'd himself.

1753 J. Collier Art Tormenting (1757) ii. iii. 141 Bent upon defeating the purposes of ungenerous friends or relations.

1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 350 The Duke too, though not a tender parent, had never been an unkind or ungenerous one.

1850 E. B. Browning Sonnets from Portuguese ix, in Poems (new ed.) II. 446 Givers of such gifts as mine are, must Be counted with the ungenerous.

1874 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1876) ix. 195 An ungenerous temper may be easily fostered under the guise of generous condescension.

†2. Inferior or poor in quality. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective]

evil971

lowc1175

poor?c1225

feeblec1275

vilea1300

petty1372

unthende1377

secondary1386

petitc1390

unmeeta1393

illa1400

commonc1400

coarse1424

indigent1426

unlikelyc1450

lesser1464

gross1474

naughty1526

inferior1531

reprobate?1545

slender1577

unlikely1578

puny1579

under1580

wooden1592

sordid1596

puisne1598

provant1601

subministrant1604

inferious1607

sublunary1624

indifferent1638

undermatched1642

unworthy1646

underly1648

turncoated1650

female1652

undergraduate1655

farandinical1675

baddishc1736

ungenerous1745

understrapping1762

tinnified1794

demi-semi1805

shabby1805

dicky1819

poor white1821

tin-pot1838

deterior1848

substandard1850

crumby1859

cheesy1863

po'1866

not-quite1867

rocky1873

mouldy1876

low-grade1878

sketchy1878

midget1879

junky1880

ullaged1892

abysmal1904

bodgie1905

junk1908

crap1936

ropy1941

bodger1945

two-star1951

tripey1955

manky1958

schlocky1960

cack1978

wank1991

bowf1994

1745 Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 163 A small armed Loadstone..which, being reputed but of an ungenerous Nature, took up..barely 2 Ounces.

Derivatives

unˈgenerousness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun]

littlenessa1400

unkindnessc1400

uncharitableness1544

uncharity1548

incharity1586

poorness1625

strait-heartedness1646

meanness1660

incharitableness1679

ungenerosity1757

ungenerousness1757

smallness1813

1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. lxxi. 122 The Poverty of my Nature, and Ungenerousness of my Principles.

1892 R. W. Church Cathedral & Univ. Serm. 61 The ungenerousnesses of the generous, the injustices of the just.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ungenerous
释义	ungenerousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1 1. Not generous or large-minded; illiberal: a. Of actions, conduct, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] unkinda1393 uncharitablec1485 incharitable1496 strait-laced1546 ingenerous1635 lean-souled1639 ungenerous1641 mean1665 straitened1712 strait1760 strait-hearted1760 little1766 unmagnanimous1788 narrowing1827 shoddy1918 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 53 To start back..from the mixture of any ungenerous and unbeseeming motion. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 213 I will not say, how ungenerous a design this is, to leave his Sicilian Prince in the lurch. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xli. 43 I recounted to him the ungenerous usage I had met with from Potion. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. xiii. 514 The sense that now breaks in upon me of ungenerous..doubt. 1842 W. C. Taylor Student's Man. Anc. Hist. (ed. 3) xvii. §9. 552 An ungenerous attack on the memory of the late emperor. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. ix. 168 She had never harboured an ungenerous thought. b. Of persons, disposition, etc. Also absol. ΚΠ a1704 T. Brown Ess. Eng. Satyr in Wks. (1707) I. i. 33 His Ungenerous Father-in-law..discreetly Hang'd himself. 1753 J. Collier Art Tormenting (1757) ii. iii. 141 Bent upon defeating the purposes of ungenerous friends or relations. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 350 The Duke too, though not a tender parent, had never been an unkind or ungenerous one. 1850 E. B. Browning Sonnets from Portuguese ix, in Poems (new ed.) II. 446 Givers of such gifts as mine are, must Be counted with the ungenerous. 1874 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1876) ix. 195 An ungenerous temper may be easily fostered under the guise of generous condescension. †2. Inferior or poor in quality. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] evil971 lowc1175 poor?c1225 feeblec1275 vilea1300 petty1372 unthende1377 secondary1386 petitc1390 unmeeta1393 illa1400 commonc1400 coarse1424 indigent1426 unlikelyc1450 lesser1464 gross1474 naughty1526 inferior1531 reprobate?1545 slender1577 unlikely1578 puny1579 under1580 wooden1592 sordid1596 puisne1598 provant1601 subministrant1604 inferious1607 sublunary1624 indifferent1638 undermatched1642 unworthy1646 underly1648 turncoated1650 female1652 undergraduate1655 farandinical1675 baddishc1736 ungenerous1745 understrapping1762 tinnified1794 demi-semi1805 shabby1805 dicky1819 poor white1821 tin-pot1838 deterior1848 substandard1850 crumby1859 cheesy1863 po'1866 not-quite1867 rocky1873 mouldy1876 low-grade1878 sketchy1878 midget1879 junky1880 ullaged1892 abysmal1904 bodgie1905 junk1908 crap1936 ropy1941 bodger1945 two-star1951 tripey1955 manky1958 schlocky1960 cack1978 wank1991 bowf1994 1745 Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 163 A small armed Loadstone..which, being reputed but of an ungenerous Nature, took up..barely 2 Ounces. Derivatives unˈgenerousness n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] littlenessa1400 unkindnessc1400 uncharitableness1544 uncharity1548 incharity1586 poorness1625 strait-heartedness1646 meanness1660 incharitableness1679 ungenerosity1757 ungenerousness1757 smallness1813 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. lxxi. 122 The Poverty of my Nature, and Ungenerousness of my Principles. 1892 R. W. Church Cathedral & Univ. Serm. 61 The ungenerousnesses of the generous, the injustices of the just. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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