unthriving
ən Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English thriven < Old Norse thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp
1150–1200; Middle English thriven < Old Norse thrīfast to thrive, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp
Related forms
thriv·er, noun
thriv·ing·ly, adverb
un·thriv·ing, adjective
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| —vb , thrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived, thriven | |
| 1. | to grow strongly and vigorously |
| 2. | to do well; prosper |
| [C13: from Old Norse thrīfask to grasp for oneself, reflexive of thrīfa to grasp, of obscure origin] | |
| 'thriver | |
| —n | |
| 'thriving | |
| —adj | |
| 'thrivingly | |
| —adv | |
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Unthriving
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
thrive
c.1200, from O.N. þrifask "to thrive," originally "grasp to oneself," probably from O.N. þrifa "to clutch, grasp, grip" (cf. Swed. trifvas, Dan. trives "to thrive, flourish"), of unknown origin.
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