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单词 unlavished
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unlavishedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlavɪʃt/, U.S. /ˌənˈlævɪʃt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, lavish v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + lavish v. + -ed suffix1.
Not lavishly, extravagantly, or generously bestowed or spent.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount
narrowOE
poor?c1225
scarce1297
straitc1386
feeblea1513
scant1556
niggardly1564
slender1564
limited1590
scanted1594
sparing1602
scantled1604
stinted1629
exiguous1630
unlavished1635
scanty1658
unprofuse1727
costivea1734
incopious1734
niggard1751
jimp1768
skimped1839
stingy1854
restricted1856
niggard-measured1881
1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada ii. 150 Hee left mee..with an intention (I beleeve) to rifle my house, and seize on the few Iewels hee had left mee unlavished.
1743 W. Shenstone Elegies xix. 12 He blam'd..My time, unlavish'd in pursuit of pow'r.
1792 D. Lloyd Voy. Life v. 96 Nor wine and oil more grateful to the taste, Of sensual appetence, than to the wise, Wisdom, and her unlavish'd sweets.
1850 N. P. Willis People I have met 288 To abandon, then, all hope of loving—and with this unlavished wealth too in the heart—was society's bitter exaction.
1923 Sat. Rev. 1 Dec. 589/1 The heroes who had saved us were left to the tender mercies of Government departments that grudged every penny unlavished on their incompetent selves.
2008 Metro (Nexis) 4 July 13 Similar attention goes unlavished on the over-populated story.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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