underived
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underived
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + derived ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The old kindliness must be transplanted to a fresh soil if it were to blossom into a life self-sufficient and underived.
From Second String by Hope, Anthony
Consciousness, on the other hand, which for Fortlage coincides with the ego or self, is treated as the presupposition of all representations, not as their result—it is underived activity.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard
The love on either side is on one side spontaneous and underived, and on the other side is secondary and evoked, but it is love on both sides.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander
If their rights are inherent and underived, they may, by their own suffrages, encircle, with a diadem, the brows of Mr. Cushing.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons by Johnson, Samuel
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