Ungentled
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not gentled; not tamed or domesticated. not-comparable
"In research on gentling rats, in 1921, Dr Hammett found that gentled rats were less likely to die, after the removal of their thyroid and parathyroid glands, than ungentled rats."
Example
More examples"In research on gentling rats, in 1921, Dr Hammett found that gentled rats were less likely to die, after the removal of their thyroid and parathyroid glands, than ungentled rats."
Etymology
From un- + gentled.
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