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单词 deligible
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deligibleadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēligere , -ible suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin dēligere to choose (see delectus n.) + -ible suffix. Compare eligible adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Worthy of being chosen; desirable.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable
yearninglyOE
desiderablea1340
desirablea1382
desirefulc1384
dainteousc1386
fairc1410
desirous1430
expetible1569
lustful?1610
appetible1622
desiderate1640
honeysuckle1660
deligible1680
wantable1886
1680 R. Hollingworth Serm. 11 in Full Acct. Penit. J. Marketman Such proportions of grief and sorrow, as swallow up and devour all those joys and pleasures which renders [sic] humane life any ways deligible.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020).
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