diversionaryadj.

Etymology: < diversion n. + -ary suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈversionary.

Pertaining or tending to a diversion; divertive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [adjective]

sparpling1435

diverse1590

divertive1598

avocating1643

diverting1651

diversive1693

diversionary1846

1846 W. S. Landor Wks. II. 179 What a farce in the meanwhile is the diversionary talk about the abolition of the slave-trade!

1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound vii. 142 Diversionary action was sometimes taken.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Nov. 677/2 The book tells the story in great detail..explaining..why the diversionary bombing failed.

1960 Times 12 Aug. 6/3 Waddington is not only a V-bomber base but a diversionary airfield for civil aircraft.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	diversionary
释义	diversionaryadj. Etymology: < diversion n. + -ary suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈversionary. Pertaining or tending to a diversion; divertive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [adjective] sparpling1435 diverse1590 divertive1598 avocating1643 diverting1651 diversive1693 diversionary1846 1846 W. S. Landor Wks. II. 179 What a farce in the meanwhile is the diversionary talk about the abolition of the slave-trade! 1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound vii. 142 Diversionary action was sometimes taken. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Nov. 677/2 The book tells the story in great detail..explaining..why the diversionary bombing failed. 1960 Times 12 Aug. 6/3 Waddington is not only a V-bomber base but a diversionary airfield for civil aircraft. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1846
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