expression, i-adjective
unsympathetic; coldhearted; inconsiderate
Archaic expression describing a person who lacks compassion or consideration for others. Not used in modern conversation; found only in classical or historical texts.
古文では「未練未酌がない」と評される人物は、情け知らずとされた。
In classical literature, a person described as 未練未酌がない was considered heartless.
The phrase combines 未練 (regret, lingering attachment) and 未酌 (lack of consideration, from 酌む 'to consider'), literally meaning 'without lingering attachment or consideration'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it appears in Edo-period literature as a set expression for a coldhearted person.