Unattempting

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not making an attempt. not-comparable

    "Garvin added: 'Mind you true tragedy, supreme tragedy are not the worst in life, far from it: the squalid morass of unattempting impotence is the stifling of the soul and hope of man. […]"

Example

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"Garvin added: 'Mind you true tragedy, supreme tragedy are not the worst in life, far from it: the squalid morass of unattempting impotence is the stifling of the soul and hope of man. […]"

Etymology

From un- + attempting.

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