unancient en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + ancient.
Meanings
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Not ancient.
It is almost unnecessary to point out the features of his work which could have no place in an old play. The first scene is obviously and notoriously unancient.
1990, Charles F. Fraker, Celestina: Genre and Rhetoric, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unancient | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unancient | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |