unracyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈreɪsi/, U.S.

/ˌənˈreɪsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, racy adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + racy adj.¹

Not racy (racy adj.¹).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adjective]

woughc888

litherc893

frakeda900

sinnyc950

unrighteouseOE

baleOE

manOE

unfeleOE

ungoodc1000

unwrasta1122

illc1175

nithec1175

wickc1175

hinderfulc1200

quedec1275

wickedc1275

wondlichc1275

unkindc1325

badc1330

divers1340

wrakefula1350

felonousc1374

flagitiousc1384

lewdc1386

noughta1387

ungoodly1390

unquertc1390

diverse1393

felona1400

imperfectc1400

unfairc1400

unfinec1400

unblesseda1425

meschant?c1450

naughtyc1460

feculent1471

sinister1474

noughty?1490

ill-deedya1500

pernicious?1533

scelerous1534

naught1536

goodlyc1560

nefarious1567

iron1574

felly1583

paganish1587

improbate1596

malefactious1607

villain1607

infand1608

scelestious1609

illful1613

scelestic1628

inimicitious1641

infandous1645

iniquous1655

improbous1657

malefactory1667

perta1704

iniquitous1726

unracy1782

unredeemed1799

demoralized1800

fetid1805

scarlet1820

gammy1832

nefast1849

disvaluable1942

badass1955

bad-assed1962

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > vapid or insipid

pappy1597

watery1605

milk-and-water1753

vapid1758

unracy1782

swashy1796

washy1806

milk-and-waterish1807

wish-washy1814

insipid1845

1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams x. li. 399 The rude grape, with juce unracy, swells [L. turget adhuc viridi cum rudis uva mero].

1847 Dublin Rev. Sept. 228 The style..is seldom chargeable with the defects of unracy or unidiomatic phraseology, commonly objected to Johnson's.

a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1893) II. 151 Christianity in a soil so shallow and unracy as the Græco-Latin, could not [etc.].

1965 New Libr. World Oct. 119/2 Here is a novel which is quite wholesome and unracy, but at the same time it is cheerful and a refreshing change from most of today's sombre fiction.

2003 L. Tucker Song Reader xii. 158 We only had one newspaper here, a weekly called the Tainer Shopping News, which only covered decidedly unracy things like Cub Scout car washes and library fund drives.

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

单词	unracy
释义	unracyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈreɪsi/, U.S. /ˌənˈreɪsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, racy adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + racy adj.¹ Not racy (racy adj.¹). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adjective] woughc888 litherc893 frakeda900 sinnyc950 unrighteouseOE baleOE manOE unfeleOE ungoodc1000 unwrasta1122 illc1175 nithec1175 wickc1175 hinderfulc1200 quedec1275 wickedc1275 wondlichc1275 unkindc1325 badc1330 divers1340 wrakefula1350 felonousc1374 flagitiousc1384 lewdc1386 noughta1387 ungoodly1390 unquertc1390 diverse1393 felona1400 imperfectc1400 unfairc1400 unfinec1400 unblesseda1425 meschant?c1450 naughtyc1460 feculent1471 sinister1474 noughty?1490 ill-deedya1500 pernicious?1533 scelerous1534 naught1536 goodlyc1560 nefarious1567 iron1574 felly1583 paganish1587 improbate1596 malefactious1607 villain1607 infand1608 scelestious1609 illful1613 scelestic1628 inimicitious1641 infandous1645 iniquous1655 improbous1657 malefactory1667 perta1704 iniquitous1726 unracy1782 unredeemed1799 demoralized1800 fetid1805 scarlet1820 gammy1832 nefast1849 disvaluable1942 badass1955 bad-assed1962 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > vapid or insipid pappy1597 watery1605 milk-and-water1753 vapid1758 unracy1782 swashy1796 washy1806 milk-and-waterish1807 wish-washy1814 insipid1845 1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams x. li. 399 The rude grape, with juce unracy, swells [L. turget adhuc viridi cum rudis uva mero]. 1847 Dublin Rev. Sept. 228 The style..is seldom chargeable with the defects of unracy or unidiomatic phraseology, commonly objected to Johnson's. a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1893) II. 151 Christianity in a soil so shallow and unracy as the Græco-Latin, could not [etc.]. 1965 New Libr. World Oct. 119/2 Here is a novel which is quite wholesome and unracy, but at the same time it is cheerful and a refreshing change from most of today's sombre fiction. 2003 L. Tucker Song Reader xii. 158 We only had one newspaper here, a weekly called the Tainer Shopping News, which only covered decidedly unracy things like Cub Scout car washes and library fund drives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1782
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