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nonadjustment

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Absence of adjustment; failure to adjust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h2ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h2óyu Proto-Indo-European *h2yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h2yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Old Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Old Latin -tus Old Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment English nonadjustment From non- + adjustment.