a. (UN-1 7.)
1773. Melmoth, trans. Cato (1777), I. 252. The same philosophers, who contended for this innoxious and unresentful character of the Deity.
1805. Wordsw., Prelude, V. 414. A race of real children; Not unresentful where self-justified.
1862. Shirley (J. Skelton), Nugæ Crit., x. 441. He bore the pang with proud confidence and unresentful regret.
Hence Unresentfully adv., -fulness.
1862. Lowell, Biglow P., Ser. II. Poet. Wks. (1912), 320. Good-nature becomes a positive crime when it leads us to look unresentfully on peculation.
1899. G. Tyrrell, in Petre, Life (1912), II. 16. Abounding in sympathy, unresentfulness, loyalty, fidelity.