unpresumptuousadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprᵻˈzʌm(p)tʃʊəs/,

/ˌʌnprᵻˈzʌm(p)ʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈzəm(p)(t)ʃ(əw)əs/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + presumptuous adj.

Not presumptuous; humble, solicitous, unassuming.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective]

simplec1300

measurablec1330

methec1390

murec1390

smallc1405

soleinc1450

timorous1474

modest1561

unbragging1570

unboldened1591

unpresuming1607

bragless1609

unambitious1621

boastless1632

unpompous1656

verecundous1656

sober1659

tender-foreheaded1659

unpragmatical1673

unpretending1681

unpresumptuous1704

unimportant1727

unaspiringa1729

inambitious1729

unassuming1730

unostentatiousa1739

unboastful1744

pretensionless1748

unarrogating1748

uncontending1748

unopinionated1775

unboasting1802

underbearing1802

mousy1812

un-ultra1817

unarrogant1831

low-flying1835

unconceited1838

unpretentious1838

uninflated1861

unvain1863

unbumptious1865

1704 E. Arwaker Embassy from Heav'n 5 Henceforth, I'll urge my unpresumptuous Prayer.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 746 A propriety that none can feel, But who..Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye.

1813 C. Lamb Recoll. Christ's Hosp. in Gentleman's Mag. 87 Suppl. 618/1 The common mass of that unpresumptuous assemblage of boys.

1822 W. Wordsworth Conclusion in Eccl. Sonnets 3 The Word..with unpresumptuous faith explored.

1903 London Mag. Nov. 458/1 ‘You must be sure and introduce me,’ she said with a sparkle of her eyes that Frank was too unpresumptuous to understand.

1971 Life 16 July 52B/2 To expect from such an eminently unpresumptuous creature that most towering presumption of all—to run for President of the United States—could not have seemed more unlikely.

2005 M. Marquardt Leading with Questions 66 They [sc. great questions] are often unpresumptuous and offered in a sharing spirit.

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

单词	unpresumptuous
释义	unpresumptuousadj. Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˈzʌm(p)tʃʊəs/, /ˌʌnprᵻˈzʌm(p)ʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈzəm(p)(t)ʃ(əw)əs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, presumptuous adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + presumptuous adj. Not presumptuous; humble, solicitous, unassuming. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] simplec1300 measurablec1330 methec1390 murec1390 smallc1405 soleinc1450 timorous1474 modest1561 unbragging1570 unboldened1591 unpresuming1607 bragless1609 unambitious1621 boastless1632 unpompous1656 verecundous1656 sober1659 tender-foreheaded1659 unpragmatical1673 unpretending1681 unpresumptuous1704 unimportant1727 unaspiringa1729 inambitious1729 unassuming1730 unostentatiousa1739 unboastful1744 pretensionless1748 unarrogating1748 uncontending1748 unopinionated1775 unboasting1802 underbearing1802 mousy1812 un-ultra1817 unarrogant1831 low-flying1835 unconceited1838 unpretentious1838 uninflated1861 unvain1863 unbumptious1865 1704 E. Arwaker Embassy from Heav'n 5 Henceforth, I'll urge my unpresumptuous Prayer. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 746 A propriety that none can feel, But who..Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye. 1813 C. Lamb Recoll. Christ's Hosp. in Gentleman's Mag. 87 Suppl. 618/1 The common mass of that unpresumptuous assemblage of boys. 1822 W. Wordsworth Conclusion in Eccl. Sonnets 3 The Word..with unpresumptuous faith explored. 1903 London Mag. Nov. 458/1 ‘You must be sure and introduce me,’ she said with a sparkle of her eyes that Frank was too unpresumptuous to understand. 1971 Life 16 July 52B/2 To expect from such an eminently unpresumptuous creature that most towering presumption of all—to run for President of the United States—could not have seemed more unlikely. 2005 M. Marquardt Leading with Questions 66 They [sc. great questions] are often unpresumptuous and offered in a sharing spirit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1704
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