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单词 discriminous
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discriminousadj.

Brit. /dᵻˈskrɪmᵻnəs/, U.S. /dᵻˈskrɪmənəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin discriminosus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin discriminosus dangerous (4th cent.) < classical Latin discrīmin- , discrīmen (see discriminate v.) + -ōsus -ous suffix.
Now rare (archaic in later use).
Dangerous, hazardous; uncertain.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > full of risk
adventurousa1375
jeopardous1451
jeopardious?1504
hazardous1549
venturous1570
hazardly1575
chanceful1591
unsafe1597
venturable1597
hazard1601
desperatea1616
hazardable1618
hazardful1626
discriminous1658
venturesome1661
precarious1727
riskful1793
risky1813
1658 H. W. tr. E. de Refuge Accomplish'd Courtier ix. 24 Suddain undertakings are discriminous, and full of difficulties [Fr. les plus courts, estans ordinairement accompagnez de beaucoup de difficultez, & d'inconueniens].
1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxx. 176 Any kind of spitting of blood imports a very discriminous state.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Discriminous, full of Jeopardy.
1846 C. H. C. It blows, it Snows 22 A few days ago I was kindly invited..to buckle on my armour and take chance of the pleasures and discriminous adventures that might be derived from a shooting expedition.
1903 A. E. Barr Black Shilling xiii. 318 He..called it ‘a disgraceful, scandalous, imbecile, discriminous, dishonourable proceeding’.

Derivatives

diˈscriminousness n. Obsolete
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1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (ed. 2) Discriminousness, full of jeopardy or hazard.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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