uncomplainingly
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7.0
- adverb
- /ʌn.kəmˈpleɪ.nɪŋ.li/
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- She took the long detour uncomplainingly, knowing it was the safer route.
But maintaining that sad and hopeful belief that if I just do enough uncomplainingly, they will finally love you.
- But maintaining that sad and hopeful belief that if I just do enough uncomplainingly, they will finally love you.
Examples
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He sits on the kitchen stool, picks up a fork, and begins to eat uncomplainingly.
Fiction book (1999) -
Food was withheld; he grew uncomplainingly thin.
Fiction book (1999) -
He died as quietly, as uncomplainingly, as he had lived.
Fiction book (1990) -
They have incredibly hard jobs, and they do them uncomplainingly.
Blog text (33) -
The timing of her greatest trial, during an event in which her brother Norman is being honored by one of Oxford's greatest prizes, recalls the talent for scholarship that Ethel equally possesses and which she has also sacrificed uncomplainingly for the welfare of her family.
Academic text (2007) -
Her mental proclivities put her at odds with her destined role as a woman, and much of the plot of The Daisy Chain is concerned with her development from a headstrong and impetuous girl into a self-effacing and disciplined woman who sacrifices uncomplainingly for home and family.
Academic text (2007) -
He sits quietly at the table and eats his vegetables uncomplainingly.
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Despite the cold weather, the workers continued to dig the trench uncomplainingly.
Synonyms
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7.7
To accept something unpleasant without protest
In a calm way without showing annoyance or complaint
To do something willingly without complaining or feeling angry
Antonyms
How Patient
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncomplainingly = uncomplaining (transparent) = un + complain + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by regular suffixation ('-ly') to the adjective 'uncomplaining', which is a straightforward negation of the participial adjective from 'complain'.
Etymology
The word uncomplainingly breaks into un- 'not', complain 'to say you are unhappy or protest', and -ly 'in a way'. So, to do something uncomplainingly is to do it quietly without protest, like carrying a heavy load but not saying a word.