nonaching

adj

nonaching

adj

Etymology From non- + aching.

1

That does not ache.

  • 7. May as much damage come from a diseased nonaching tooth as from one that aches?1934, Harry Charles McKown, Home Room Guidance, page 355:
  • I shook my perfectly nonaching head.2012, Joanne Levy, Small Medium at Large, page 23:
2 more examples
  • While he prayed, with his hands covering my ears, I tried to hold in mind an image of myself with two good, healthy, nonaching ears.2015, Norman Vincent Peale, Positive Imaging: The Powerful Way to Change Your Life:
  • As if he transported out of thin air like something from a sci-fi television series, Jimmy was at her side, taking her nonaching hand, cupping his other hand over it.2022, Melinda Brown, Adapt:

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