Unthriving
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Failing to thrive; weak or sickly.
"In every place where there are half a dozen houses is planted an unthriving tree of liberty, which seems to wither under the baneful influence of the bonnet rouge."
Antonyms
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More examples"In every place where there are half a dozen houses is planted an unthriving tree of liberty, which seems to wither under the baneful influence of the bonnet rouge."
Etymology
From un- + thriving.
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