"unprotesting" meaning in English

See unprotesting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unprotesting [comparative], most unprotesting [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + protesting. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|protesting}} un- + protesting Head templates: {{en-adj}} unprotesting (comparative more unprotesting, superlative most unprotesting)
  1. Not protesting; compliant, docile.
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