What does unperforming mean?
Unperforming means present participle and gerund of unperform.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of unperform.
He could see no great harm in the present pretenders to magic, if the poor people would but keep their money in their pockets; and that they should have their pockets picked by such an unperforming, unmeaning, ignorant crew as these are, is the only magic De Foe could see in the whole science.
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Unperforming means present participle and gerund of unperform.
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He could see no great harm in the present pretenders to magic, if the poor people would but keep their money in their pockets; and that they should have their pockets picked by such an unperforming, unmeaning, ignorant crew as these are, is the only magic De Foe could see in the whole science.
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