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undesigning

[ uhn-di-zahy-ning ]

/ ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪ nɪŋ /

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adjective

not characterized by underhand schemes or selfish motives; without an ulterior design.

Origin of undesigning

First recorded in 1665–75; un-¹ + designing

Words nearby undesigning

undescended, undescended testicle, undescended testis, undeserved, undesigned, undesigning, undesirable, undesirable discharge, undetected, undetermined, undetermined nitrogen

Example sentences from the Web for undesigning

It is, "that organs for a definite end should be produced by undesigning or mechanical causes."

What is Darwinism? |Charles Hodge
Anon a spirit of tempestuous but undesigning activity seized him.

Wieland; or The Transformation |Charles Brockden Brown
Guileless and undesigning are you as the yearling lamb; gentle and affectionate as the cooing dove.

Imogen |William Godwin
The undesigning gaiety of youth has the strongest claim upon your humanity.

Four Early Pamphlets |William Godwin

Sincere and undesigning himself, he was by no means a match for the duplicity of others.

A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 |Samuel Hearne

British Dictionary definitions for undesigning

undesigning

/ (ˌʌndɪˈzaɪnɪŋ) /

adjective

(of a person) frank; straightforward