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unreceiving

unreceiving adjective: that does not receive; unreceptive.

Adjective

unreceiving (not comparable)

  1. That does not receive; unreceptive.

Origin of unreceiving

From un- + receiving.

Questions about unreceiving

What does unreceiving mean?
Unreceiving means that does not receive; unreceptive.
What part of speech is unreceiving?
Unreceiving is an adjective.

Words near unreceiving in the dictionary

  1. unrecaptured
  2. unreceding
  3. unreceipted
  4. unreceivable
  5. unreceived
  6. unreceiving
  7. unrecent
  8. unreceptive
  9. unreceptively
  10. unreceptiveness
  11. unreceptivity

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