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undiminished

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English

Etymology

From un- + diminished.

Adjective

undiminished (comparative more undiminished, superlative most undiminished)

  1. Not diminished.
    • 1931 January, Frank Houghton, “The Unfinished Task”, in China’s Millions, volume LVII, number 1, page 6:
      A need that undiminished / Rebukes our slothful ease,
    • 1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 232:
      But the importance of the railways as main arteries of the national economy remains undimmed, just as their fascination for the railway enthusiast is surely undiminished.
    • 2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 2:
      Her clothes were unadorned, yet her beauty was undiminished.
    • 2020 May 20, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Greenwood: Rail projects vital to economic recovery”, in Rail, page 13:
      Amid the uncertainty over when (or if) demand for rail travel will return to pre-pandemic levels, Greenwood anticipates that additional government commitments both to reform the rail industry and to decarbonise the network will remain undiminished.

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