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单词 unrobust
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unrobustadj.

Brit. /ˌʌnrə(ʊ)ˈbʌst/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈrəʊbʌst/, U.S. /ˌənˌroʊˈbəst/, /ˌənˈroʊˌbəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, robust adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + robust adj.
Not robust (in various senses).
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weak (of immaterial things)
thin?c1225
wateryc1230
feeble1393
wash1548
waterish1549
fadea1554
limping1577
dilute1605
lank1607
languid1622
water gruel1630
invalid1635
sinewless1644
exsanguine1647
flaccid1647
diluted1681
wishy-washy1693
tiffany1694
foible1715
rickety1738
faintly1771
unrobust1775
pale1820
peely-wally1832
muscleless1841
weakling1848
weedy?1858
feeblose1882
papery1924
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unrobust, not robust.
1823 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 26 Mar. The electric bolt, that splits the gnarl'd oak, Spares the soft yielding myrtle unrobust.
1891 H. Lynch G. Meredith 36 Deeming our taste questionable and unrobust.
1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 69 Each biggie in the Canning Ring An unrobust lone Fisher-King.
2004 G. M. Hodgson Evol. Institutional Econ. iv. 94 If the nuts and bolts are not tightened sufficiently then the ‘loose play’ in the system could make it wobbly and unrobust.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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