unpedanticadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpᵻˈdantɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənpəˈdæn(t)ɪk/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pedantic adj.

Not pedantic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective]

natural1553

unaffecting1602

inartificial1665

unaffected1677

real1747

unpedantic1782

unpretentious1838

untheatric1858

unselfconscious1866

1782 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 21/2 All claim to poetic honours must be finally decided by the taste of the common, unprejudiced, unpedantic reader.

1796 C. Burney Mem. Life Metastasio II. 316 This essay is sufficient to manifest..the solid, unpedantic cultivation of your happy talents.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. iv. 37 He would..speak of courts and kings, in an easy and unpedantic strain.

1840 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 41 [The Americans'] cast of mind is altogether unpedantic and practical.

1924 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 20 June 10/1 The younger professors and instructors..made a point of being unpedantic in the classroom and rather overdid it.

2002 M. Alexander Hist. Old Eng. Lit. ix. 244 Aelfric..has the elegance of learning while being perfectly unpedantic and unpretentious.

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

单词	unpedantic
释义	unpedanticadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpᵻˈdantɪk/, U.S. /ˌənpəˈdæn(t)ɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pedantic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pedantic adj. Not pedantic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] natural1553 unaffecting1602 inartificial1665 unaffected1677 real1747 unpedantic1782 unpretentious1838 untheatric1858 unselfconscious1866 1782 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 21/2 All claim to poetic honours must be finally decided by the taste of the common, unprejudiced, unpedantic reader. 1796 C. Burney Mem. Life Metastasio II. 316 This essay is sufficient to manifest..the solid, unpedantic cultivation of your happy talents. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. iv. 37 He would..speak of courts and kings, in an easy and unpedantic strain. 1840 J. S. Mill in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 41 [The Americans'] cast of mind is altogether unpedantic and practical. 1924 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 20 June 10/1 The younger professors and instructors..made a point of being unpedantic in the classroom and rather overdid it. 2002 M. Alexander Hist. Old Eng. Lit. ix. 244 Aelfric..has the elegance of learning while being perfectly unpedantic and unpretentious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1782
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