See Also: displeasant(dictionary)

unreduced (iou) and displeasant (iou)


unreduced (iou)



unreduced adjective. L16.
[from UN-1 + REDUCED.]
Not annulled or repealed. Scot. L16-M17.
Not brought down or lessened in strength, complexity, etc. L17.
b. Phonetics. Of a vowel sound etc.: not reduced, articulated fully, given its strong or full form. M20.
Medicine. Not restored to a normal state or position. M18.
Not dissolved or comminuted. L18.
unreducible adjective irreducible M17.

displeasant (iou)



displeasant adjective. Long arch. rare. LME.
[Old French desplaisant pres. pple of desplaisir: see DISPLEASE, -ANT1.]
Unpleasant; displeasing. LME.
Displeased. L15-E18.
displeasantly adverb M16-E18.