Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not tender; not soft.
  • Wanting sensibility or affection.

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  • adjective Not soft; harsh.
  • adjective Lacking sympathy, heartless, not empathetic.

Etymologies

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From un- +‎ tender.

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Examples

  • During the time period to tender our shares, we also have the right to untender them—after we tender our shares we may decide not to wait until the tender to sell them, or we may decide we want to hold the shares for the long term.

    Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010

  • The actual procedural dynamics on this can vary from brokerage house to brokerage house, so we need to inquire from our brokerage when the last day is that we can untender our shares.

    Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010

  • The actual procedural dynamics on this can vary from brokerage house to brokerage house, so we need to inquire from our brokerage when the last day is that we can untender our shares.

    Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010

  • We then have until July 30, 2011, to untender our shares.

    Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010

  • We then have until July 30, 2011, to untender our shares.

    Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010

  • During the time period to tender our shares, we also have the right to untender them—after we tender our shares we may decide not to wait until the tender to sell them, or we may decide we want to hold the shares for the long term.

    Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010

  • When a romantic situation becomes untender, I get the hell out.

    Chaplin’s Girl Miranda Seymour 2009

  • When a romantic situation becomes untender, I get the hell out.

    Chaplin’s Girl Miranda Seymour 2009

  • However, at least personally, it is not to my taste to have 100% whole wheat bread as it gets quite untender and dryish.

    bread without a timetable | smitten kitchen 2008

  • "Fine, fine," I agreed and subjected myself to their untender ministrations.

    Archive 2004-07-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004

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