untired en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From un- + tired.
Meanings
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Not tired; unwearied.
I have waded thorow many dangerous hazards, with a more untired pace, only in consideration of the secret knowledge I had of mine owne will, and innocence of me desseignes.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 5, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:Contemplant Spirits! ye that hover o'er With untired gaze the immeasurable fount Ebullient with creative Deity!
1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Religious Musings:
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of untyred (“not fitted with tyres”).
alt of untyred
Do not allow untired wheels to remain on the floor of the smith-shop, unless there is a current of air passing under the floor of the shop.
1877, The Automotive Manufacturer, volume 18, page 132:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most untired | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more untired | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |