unmenacingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnᵻsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛnəsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, menacing adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + menacing adj.

Not menacing; unthreatening.

ΚΠ

1714 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. II. viii. 719/1 Their Petition would have look'd well, had it been drawn in dutiful and unmenacing Expressions.

1833 N. Amer. Mag. May 20/1 They held their awful strength unmenacing.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South iii. iii. 388 A militiaman..killed an unmenacing striker with his bayonet.

2009 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 1 Aug. b7 The traffic to my inexperienced eye seemed surprisingly light and distinctly unmenacing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmenacing
释义	unmenacingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnᵻsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛnəsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, menacing adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + menacing adj. Not menacing; unthreatening. ΚΠ 1714 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. II. viii. 719/1 Their Petition would have look'd well, had it been drawn in dutiful and unmenacing Expressions. 1833 N. Amer. Mag. May 20/1 They held their awful strength unmenacing. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South iii. iii. 388 A militiaman..killed an unmenacing striker with his bayonet. 2009 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 1 Aug. b7 The traffic to my inexperienced eye seemed surprisingly light and distinctly unmenacing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1714
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