unmechanical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical English unmechanical From un- + mechanical.
Meanings
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Not mechanical.
'You must excuse my common way of speaking. I have got into the habit of calling places over which I pass by their unmechanical names.'
1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unmechanical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unmechanical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |