UNRECONSTRUCTED

unreconstructed

(adjective) adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded; “peasants are still unreconstructed small capitalists at heart”; “there are probably more unreconstructed Southerners than one would like to admit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unreconstructed (comparative more unreconstructed, superlative most unreconstructed)

Not reconstructed.

Unreconciled to social or cultural change; particularly with respect to the Reconstruction after the American Civil War.

Verb

unreconstructed

simple past tense and past participle of unreconstruct

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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