unsatisfyingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsatᵻsfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsædəsˌfaɪɪŋ/

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective]

disappointing1530

unsatisfactory1637

unsatisfying1656

uncontenting1698

bilking1732

anticlimactic1898

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [adjective] > unconvincing

unplausible1637

unsatisfactory1637

unpersuasive1651

unsatisfying1656

unconvincing1659

implausiblea1677

dowf1786

1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 234 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity Not resting therefore in this unsatisfying answere, we will in the next place shew [etc.].

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xiv. sig. Ff7^v Parting with unsatisfying Trifles.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 153 In this also..enthusiastic confidence, or unsatisfying doubts terminate all our inquiries.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iv. 57 Days of unsatisfying listlessness.

1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 469 With this unsatisfying reply the messenger returned.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 351 The political results of the war were to many minds equally unsatisfying.

Derivatives

unˈsatisfyingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [noun] > unsatisfiedness > unsatisfying quality

insaturity1631

unsatisfyingness1650

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxv. 29) 200 The curse of unsatisfyingness, that lies upon them [sc. carnal pleasures].

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World 363 Its vagueness to the mere intellect,..its satisfying unsatisfyingness, its vast atmosphere.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unsatisfying
释义	unsatisfyingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsatᵻsfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈsædəsˌfaɪɪŋ/ (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective] disappointing1530 unsatisfactory1637 unsatisfying1656 uncontenting1698 bilking1732 anticlimactic1898 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [adjective] > unconvincing unplausible1637 unsatisfactory1637 unpersuasive1651 unsatisfying1656 unconvincing1659 implausiblea1677 dowf1786 1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 234 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity Not resting therefore in this unsatisfying answere, we will in the next place shew [etc.]. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xiv. sig. Ff7^v Parting with unsatisfying Trifles. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 153 In this also..enthusiastic confidence, or unsatisfying doubts terminate all our inquiries. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iv. 57 Days of unsatisfying listlessness. 1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 469 With this unsatisfying reply the messenger returned. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 351 The political results of the war were to many minds equally unsatisfying. Derivatives unˈsatisfyingness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [noun] > unsatisfiedness > unsatisfying quality insaturity1631 unsatisfyingness1650 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxv. 29) 200 The curse of unsatisfyingness, that lies upon them [sc. carnal pleasures]. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World 363 Its vagueness to the mere intellect,..its satisfying unsatisfyingness, its vast atmosphere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1650
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