Ungentled

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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