unprovocativeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈvɒkətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈvɑkədɪv/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + provocative adj.

Not provocative. Occasionally with of: that does not provoke the specified reaction, feeling, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [adjective] > not

unmoving1642

unaffecting1647

untouching1745

neutral1760

unravishing1781

unprovocative1793

1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I. at Anhysar Unprovocative.

1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 469/2 At a poor man's table, or at the simple and unprovocative repasts of children.

1893 Scribner's Mag. June 747/2 As he placidly walked along, unprovocative of even passing curiosity.

1944 Life 24 Apr. 101/2 Being temperate and unprovocative in his views..he has caused no great excitement one way or another.

2008 Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press (Nexis) 29 Feb. e8 For a tale of religio-sexual politics tinted with adultery and incest, this film is curiously conservative and unprovocative.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unprovocative
释义	unprovocativeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈvɒkətɪv/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈvɑkədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, provocative adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + provocative adj. Not provocative. Occasionally with of: that does not provoke the specified reaction, feeling, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [adjective] > not unmoving1642 unaffecting1647 untouching1745 neutral1760 unravishing1781 unprovocative1793 1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I. at Anhysar Unprovocative. 1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 469/2 At a poor man's table, or at the simple and unprovocative repasts of children. 1893 Scribner's Mag. June 747/2 As he placidly walked along, unprovocative of even passing curiosity. 1944 Life 24 Apr. 101/2 Being temperate and unprovocative in his views..he has caused no great excitement one way or another. 2008 Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press (Nexis) 29 Feb. e8 For a tale of religio-sexual politics tinted with adultery and incest, this film is curiously conservative and unprovocative. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1793
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