Chiefly attributive. That is the thing itself, not something else; true, real, genuine; very. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] > in its natural state, unsophisticated (12) purec1300 Chiefly attributive. That is the thing itself, not something else; true, real, genuine; very. Obsolete. right1466 Of a material, substance, or fabric: genuine; not counterfeit or spurious. Also used of an individual piece of such a material, etc. Now chiefly of… sincere1557 Pure, unmixed; free from any foreign element or ingredient. spec. Unadulterated; genuine. in grain?1577 in grain adjectival phr. = dyed scarlet or crimson, fast dyed; hence in figurative use, esp. with contemptuous epithets, as ass, fool, knave, rogue… genuine1607 Natural, not foreign or acquired, proper or peculiar to a person or thing, native. Obsolete. unsophisticate1607 (un-, prefix1 affix 2b. Cf. unsophisticated, adj.) honesta1616 attributive. Of a thing: not appearing to be or presented as other than it actually is; genuine, unadulterated; (later chiefly) unsophisticated… undistracted1656 Not drawn aside or perverted; genuine, real. unsophisticated1664 Not tampered with, altered, or falsified; uncorrupted, genuine. inartful1714 Lacking artifice; unsophisticated, unrefined; wanting polish or technical skill. Later also: unsubtle, tactless. unabsurd1744 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) in the raw1785 in the raw: (a) in a natural or untreated state; (b) bare, naked; in a starkly realistic way (colloquial). |
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