Uncontenting

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    unsatisfying archaic

    "An absolute respect for the Monumental is entirely unthinkable: at best, it can only bolster itself upon æsthetic revulsion against an uncontenting Present."

Example

More examples

"An absolute respect for the Monumental is entirely unthinkable: at best, it can only bolster itself upon æsthetic revulsion against an uncontenting Present."

Etymology

From un- + contenting.

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