aggravativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈaɡrəvətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈæɡrəvədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aggravativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin aggravativus that increases weight (13th cent. in a British source), oppressive (from 13th cent. in British medical sources) < classical Latin aggravāt- , past participial stem of aggravāre aggravate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier aggravating adj.

A. adj.

Of or relating to aggravation; tending to aggravate, aggravating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > that causes deterioration

withering1579

aggravative1648

aggravable1664

disimproving1813

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [noun] > making more severe > that which

aggravative1719

1648 T. Barlow Pegasus i. 5 Write a mittimus to send Doctor Sheldon to prison; in which they used base, aggravative language against him.

1682 R. Baxter Of Nature of Spirits 33 in Of Immortality of Mans Soul God hath not made Gravitation, and other aggravative motion of Passives, to be an Essential self-moving Principle.

1719 J. Dunton State-weathercocks 16 If my Lord Treasurer be guilty..'tis a more aggravative Sin in him than it can be in any other Miss-keeper.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. vii. p. lxxviii If of the mischievous kind, they bestow on them the appellation of aggravative circumstances.

1823 Assistant of Educ. Dec. 336 Being in society, we hear something that hurts or offends us.., we add to it, perhaps, no more but an aggravative tone.

1857 N. Amer. Homœopathic Jrnl. Nov. 269 In such cases, Glanderine increases the paroxysms; and from the rapidity of its aggravative action, the patients, of their own accord, cease to take their medicine.

1897 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 19 Apr. 7/1 I soon became afflicted with piles of a most aggravative kind.

1920 Times 3 Nov. 8/2 Dust of many different kinds may be provocative or aggravative of phthisis.

1952 Amer. Slavic & East European Rev. 11 42 The remote character of the Hungarian language..proved to be, especially in this international field, a considerably aggravative obstacle which also had to be overcome.

2009 Jrnl.-Advocate (Sterling, Colorado) (Nexis) 12 Sept. Generally the more aggravative the treatment, the more difficult the healing, generally the better the result.

†B. n.

Something that aggravates or tends to aggravate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > one who or that which

appairer1382

pairer1408

impairera1586

retrograde1633

aggravativea1734

witherer1828

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. 319 We rose up to Oates's Plot by a Climax of Aggravatives.

1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous II. viii. 278 By the endearing aggravative of Jemmy he is..known.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aggravative
释义	aggravativeadj.n. Brit. /ˈaɡrəvətɪv/, U.S. /ˈæɡrəvədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aggravativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin aggravativus that increases weight (13th cent. in a British source), oppressive (from 13th cent. in British medical sources) < classical Latin aggravāt- , past participial stem of aggravāre aggravate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier aggravating adj. A. adj. Of or relating to aggravation; tending to aggravate, aggravating. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > that causes deterioration withering1579 aggravative1648 aggravable1664 disimproving1813 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [noun] > making more severe > that which aggravative1719 1648 T. Barlow Pegasus i. 5 Write a mittimus to send Doctor Sheldon to prison; in which they used base, aggravative language against him. 1682 R. Baxter Of Nature of Spirits 33 in Of Immortality of Mans Soul God hath not made Gravitation, and other aggravative motion of Passives, to be an Essential self-moving Principle. 1719 J. Dunton State-weathercocks 16 If my Lord Treasurer be guilty..'tis a more aggravative Sin in him than it can be in any other Miss-keeper. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. vii. p. lxxviii If of the mischievous kind, they bestow on them the appellation of aggravative circumstances. 1823 Assistant of Educ. Dec. 336 Being in society, we hear something that hurts or offends us.., we add to it, perhaps, no more but an aggravative tone. 1857 N. Amer. Homœopathic Jrnl. Nov. 269 In such cases, Glanderine increases the paroxysms; and from the rapidity of its aggravative action, the patients, of their own accord, cease to take their medicine. 1897 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 19 Apr. 7/1 I soon became afflicted with piles of a most aggravative kind. 1920 Times 3 Nov. 8/2 Dust of many different kinds may be provocative or aggravative of phthisis. 1952 Amer. Slavic & East European Rev. 11 42 The remote character of the Hungarian language..proved to be, especially in this international field, a considerably aggravative obstacle which also had to be overcome. 2009 Jrnl.-Advocate (Sterling, Colorado) (Nexis) 12 Sept. Generally the more aggravative the treatment, the more difficult the healing, generally the better the result. †B. n. Something that aggravates or tends to aggravate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > one who or that which appairer1382 pairer1408 impairera1586 retrograde1633 aggravativea1734 witherer1828 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. 319 We rose up to Oates's Plot by a Climax of Aggravatives. 1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous II. viii. 278 By the endearing aggravative of Jemmy he is..known. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1648
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