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uneager

adj
/ʌˈniːɡə/UK

Etymology

From un- + eager.

  1. derived from ācrus
  2. derived from aigre
  3. inherited from egre
  4. prefixed as uneager — “un + eager”

Definitions

  1. Not eager.

    • She saw the young Corinthian Lycius / Charioting foremost in the envious race, / Like a young Jove with calm uneager face, / And fell into a swooning love of him.
    • His voice was unexcited, uneager.
    • The sound of running water came from the bathroom. I listened with my hand on the doorknob, uneager to catch Simone Delage in the act of clipping her toenails.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA