undulled
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]undulled (comparative more undulled, superlative most undulled)
- Not dulled; sharp or alert.
- 1856, Thomas Arnold, The Christian Life[1]:
- How can we help admiring that open and cheerful brow which, as yet, no care or sin has furrowed; those light and active limbs, full of health and vigour; the eye so quick; the ear so undulled; the memory so ready; the young curiosity so eager to take in new knowledge; the young feelings, not yet spoiled by over-excitement, ready to admire, ready to love?
- 1912, Arthur E. P. B. Weigall, The Treasury of Ancient Egypt[2]:
- In order to keep his intellect undulled by the routine of his dreary work, Matthew Arnold was wont to write a few lines of poetry each day.