unwhelmed
unwhelmed adjective: not engulfed or submerged; (figuratively) not overcome with emotion. Also the simple past and past participle of unwhelm.
Adjective
unwhelmed (comparative more unwhelmed, superlative most unwhelmed)
- Not engulfed or submerged; (figuratively) not overcome with emotion.
- For I, like the cork above a net, whilst the other tackle plies the sea-toil deep below, am still unwhelmed by the brine.1872, William Watkiss Lloyd, The History of Sicily to the Athenian War; with Elucidations of the Sicilian Odes of Pindar, London: John Murray, Book 2, Chapter 6 “To Hiero of Syracuse (Second Pythian...
- […] The old man with the look of one
Drowning, who gave thy freedom unto thee—
’Tis he still breathing, still unwhelmed, who crosses
Thy path once more to-day.1915, Ludwig Lewisohn (translator), Charlemagne’s Hostage, Act II, in The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann, New York: B.W. Huebsch, Volume 5, p. 300
Also used as
unwhelmed is also the simple past and past participle of unwhelm.
Forms of unwhelmed
| comparative | more unwhelmed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unwhelmed |
Origin of unwhelmed
From un- + whelmed.
Questions about unwhelmed
- What does unwhelmed mean?
- Unwhelmed means not engulfed or submerged; (figuratively) not overcome with emotion.
- What part of speech is unwhelmed?
- Unwhelmed is an adjective.
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