Unquit
adj, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 To undo the effects of quitting; to start again. informal
"In my effort to conceive, I've tried acupressure, chiropractic, Reiki, quitting wheat, quitting dairy, quitting sugar, quitting meat, unquitting meat, eating lots of ice cream, expensive supplements, charting ovulation, Chinese herbs, yoga, breathing, meditation, hypnosis, ayurveda, muscle testing, meditation, homeopathy, Kabbalah classes, church, colonics...."
- 1 Not repaid or answered; unrequited. archaic, not-comparable
"Should I be asked why this man should not be brought within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia so as to punish him—was he to go unquit by justice for his offences?—my answer would at once be: No, gentlemen, not for one moment."
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More examples"In my effort to conceive, I've tried acupressure, chiropractic, Reiki, quitting wheat, quitting dairy, quitting sugar, quitting meat, unquitting meat, eating lots of ice cream, expensive supplements, charting ovulation, Chinese herbs, yoga, breathing, meditation, hypnosis, ayurveda, muscle testing, meditation, homeopathy, Kabbalah classes, church, colonics...."
Etymology
From un- + quit.
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