单词 | unparticular |
释义 | unparticularadj. Not particular; esp. not exacting, fastidious, or fussy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > not scrupulously careful or exact unparticular1718 1718 Illustrious Mod. 22 How unparticular, convertible, and every way unworthy is your Poetick Stile and Matter? 1828 L. Hunt Ld. Byron & Some Contemp. 93 Written by as unparticular a fellow as one should wish to see with a pair of scissors in his hand. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. viii. 91 Ah, he's his grandfer's own grandson!—his grandfer were just such a nice unparticular man! 1935 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Dog beneath Skin i. i. 26 Strew all her fields With arsenic, leave a land whose crops Would starve the unparticular hyena! 1961 M. Keen Outlaws Medieval Legend x. 144 So far our information concerning him remains unparticular. 2009 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 14 Dec. 17 Easy and unparticular women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1718 |
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