Unretarding
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not slowing down or hindering. not-comparable
"That highly archaic and biblical element, which William Morris often mixed, with as lovely and unretarding an effect as Spenser, into his own English, Powell uses much more lightly and sparingly."
Example
More examples"That highly archaic and biblical element, which William Morris often mixed, with as lovely and unretarding an effect as Spenser, into his own English, Powell uses much more lightly and sparingly."
Etymology
From un- + retarding.
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