Unreturning

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not returning; not coming back. not-comparable

    "So, thou hast pass'd the unreturning gate, Where dust with dust doth linger, and gone down In all the beauty of thy blooming years To this most sacred city of the dead."

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"So, thou hast pass'd the unreturning gate, Where dust with dust doth linger, and gone down In all the beauty of thy blooming years To this most sacred city of the dead."

Etymology

From un- + returning.

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