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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unconcerning en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + concerning.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Not affecting or interesting; insignificant.
    • I will not, therefore, busy myself about "the unconcerning parts of knowledge; but be contented, like a reader of plain sense, without politeness;" […] 1722 (date written), Richard Steele, “468. To Mr. [William] Congreve”, in John Nichols, editor, The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele; including His Familiar Letters to His Wife and Daughters; […], volume II, London: […] John Nichols and Son, […]; and sold by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], published 1809, →OCLC, page 610:
  2. Not concerning.

Forms

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more unconcerning Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unconcerning Degree=Sup lexicographic