单词 | unmeddling |
释义 | unmeddlingadj. That does not meddle or interfere; not characterized by meddling. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference unmeddling1614 uninterposing1749 unofficious1807 to let alone1826 non-interfering1840 unmeddlesome1852 hands off1860 light-handed1862 1614 R. Horne Christian Governour sig. I4v But our quiet, and vnmedling Politiques can abide no courage for the truth. 1667 in J. Wilson Reg. Synod of Dunblane (1877) 43 My own unactive and unmedling temper may be too apt to prevail against the knowne dewty of my station. 1774 ‘J. Collier’ Musical Trav. App. 4 A contented, unmeddling man. 1853 Mississippian State Gaz. 13 May Standing forth..as impartial and unmeddling observers of the Senatorial contest. 1969 D. Donoghue J. Swift i. 55 Temple writing in praise of the quiet, unmeddling life. 2007 K. Brian Fake Boyfriend 22 Lane's mother..was stylish, sophisticated, and unmeddling. DerivativesΚΠ 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Unmeddlingly, without meddling. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > refraining from interference to let alone1608 unmeddlingnessa1656 non-interference1829 to let be1891 benign neglect1970 a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 202 Here must be..an unmedlingnesse with these worldly concernments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1614 |
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