disinviting en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From disinvite + -ing.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Synonym of uninviting (“not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming”).
No doubt but Moll’s Converſe vvith her ſelf, vvhoſe Diſinviting Eyes and Look ſunk invvards to her Breaſt, inform’d her of her Defects, and that ſhe vvas not made for the Pleaſure or Delight of Man; […]
1719, Alex[ander] Smith [probably a pseudonym], “Moll Cutpurse, a Pick-popcket and Highwaywoman”, in A Compleat History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highway-men, Foot-pads, Shop-lifts, and Cheats, of both Sexes, in and about London, Westminster, and All Parts of Great Britain, for above an Hundred Years Past, Continu’d to the Present Time, volume II, London: […] Sam[uel] Briscoe, and sold by A[nne] Dodd, […], →OCLC, pages 140–141:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most disinviting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more disinviting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |