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unrising

unrising adjective: that does not rise.

Adjective

unrising (not comparable)

  1. That does not rise.
    • I thought of it as very empty, very quiet, all white and blue, with a faint golden glow northward from the unrising sun behind the long peak of Mount Erebus.1982, Ursula K. Le Guin, The Compass Rose

Origin of unrising

From un- + rising.

Questions about unrising

What does unrising mean?
Unrising means that does not rise.
What part of speech is unrising?
Unrising is an adjective.

Words near unrising in the dictionary

  1. unripplingly
  2. unrips
  3. unript
  4. UNRISD
  5. unrisen
  6. unrising
  7. unriskable
  8. unrisked
  9. unrisky
  10. unrisqué
  11. unritual

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