altitudinousadj.

Brit.

/ˌaltᵻˈtjuːdᵻnəs/,

/ˌaltᵻˈtʃuːdᵻnəs/, U.S.

/ˌæltəˈt(j)udn̩əs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin altitūdin- , altitūdō , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin altitūdin-, altitūdō altitude n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier multitudinous adj.

Chiefly literary.

High, lofty (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective]

highOE

high-seta1382

sovereigna1425

airy1565

sublime?1567

haughty1570

supernal1599

aerial1608

upward1622

high-top1653

superincumbent1659

supern1703

highish1778

high-up1831

high-level1842

altitudinous1868

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xliii. 428 The low roof'd lodge of mortality entertaines no such Gyant-like joyes and altitudinous assurance.

1868 H. T. Tuckerman Collector 55 The confined and altitudinous cells into which so many of the complacent victims of these potentates are stowed.

1890 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 146 The keen air of this altitudinous city exhilarated him.

1921 Public Opinion 15 June 57/3 Enveloped in the mists of his altitudinous thoughts.

1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities xv. 111 In a daze he found himself climbing the tower steps two at a time, seeking comfort in altitudinous isolation.

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

单词	altitudinous
释义	altitudinousadj. Brit. /ˌaltᵻˈtjuːdᵻnəs/, /ˌaltᵻˈtʃuːdᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˌæltəˈt(j)udn̩əs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin altitūdin- , altitūdō , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin altitūdin-, altitūdō altitude n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier multitudinous adj. Chiefly literary. High, lofty (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] highOE high-seta1382 sovereigna1425 airy1565 sublime?1567 haughty1570 supernal1599 aerial1608 upward1622 high-top1653 superincumbent1659 supern1703 highish1778 high-up1831 high-level1842 altitudinous1868 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xliii. 428 The low roof'd lodge of mortality entertaines no such Gyant-like joyes and altitudinous assurance. 1868 H. T. Tuckerman Collector 55 The confined and altitudinous cells into which so many of the complacent victims of these potentates are stowed. 1890 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 146 The keen air of this altitudinous city exhilarated him. 1921 Public Opinion 15 June 57/3 Enveloped in the mists of his altitudinous thoughts. 1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities xv. 111 In a daze he found himself climbing the tower steps two at a time, seeking comfort in altitudinous isolation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1665
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