Unanswering

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Giving no answer; unresponsive. not-comparable

    "Lying so, her face turned up against it, her stiffened lips kissing the very dumb, unanswering wood, a thought came to her."

Example

More examples

"Lying so, her face turned up against it, her stiffened lips kissing the very dumb, unanswering wood, a thought came to her."

Etymology

From un- + answering.

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