English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ partaking.

Adjective

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unpartaking (not comparable)

  1. Not partaking.
    • 1843, The Knickerbocker, volumes 21-22, page 263:
      He was an outcast among the sweetest scenes of nature; compelled to hear the very pigeons cooing on the eaves, and, unpartaking, to witness the universal passion and acknowledgment of love.