Undesigning

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; ingenuous. archaic

    "Cecilia, […] finding him gay and easy, general in his conversation, and undesigning in his looks, soon recovered from her embarrassment, and passed the rest of the day without restraint or uneasiness."

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actualarcadianartlessauthenticbona fideborn yesterday

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"Cecilia, […] finding him gay and easy, general in his conversation, and undesigning in his looks, soon recovered from her embarrassment, and passed the rest of the day without restraint or uneasiness."

Etymology

From un- + designing.

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