unurbane en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + urbane.
Meanings
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Not urbane.
'Tis language un-urbane, and only befitting the man vvho cannot give clear and ſatisfactory accounts of things, or dive deep enough into the firſt cauſes of human ignorance and confuſion.
1759, [Laurence Sterne], chapter II, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 2nd (1st London) edition, volume II, London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], published 1760, →OCLC, pages 10–11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unurbane | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unurbane | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |