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unphilosophizing

unphilosophizing is the present participle and gerund of unphilosophize.

Meaning of unphilosophize

Verb

unphilosophize (third-person singular simple present unphilosophizes, present participle unphilosophizing, simple past and past participle unphilosophized)

  1. (transitive) To degrade from the character of a philosopher; to act in an unphilosophical way.
    • December 14, 1713, Alexander Pope, letter to Joseph Addison
      But we must return (thro' our very condition of being) to our narrow selves, and those things that affect our selves: our passions, our interests, flow in upon us, and unphilosophise us into meer mortals

Adjective

unphilosophizing (not comparable)

  1. Not taking part in philosophy.

Questions about unphilosophizing

What does unphilosophizing mean?
Unphilosophizing means not taking part in philosophy.
What is unphilosophizing the present participle and gerund of?
Unphilosophizing is the present participle and gerund of unphilosophize.
What part of speech is unphilosophizing?
Unphilosophizing is an adjective.

Words near unphilosophizing in the dictionary

  1. unphilosophises
  2. unphilosophising
  3. unphilosophize
  4. unphilosophized
  5. unphilosophizes
  6. unphilosophizing
  7. unphilosophy
  8. unphlegmatic
  9. unphlegmatically
  10. unphonated
  11. unphoned

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