drivellerdrivelern.

Brit.

/ˈdrɪvl̩ə/,

/ˈdrɪvlə/, U.S.

/ˈdrɪv(ə)lər/

Forms: 1500s drivelar, 1600s driueler, 1600s– driveler, 1600s– driveller, 1700s drivler.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drivel v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < drivel v. + -er suffix¹.With the form drivelar compare -ar suffix³. Compare also drivelard n. Compare also the Old English byname of Godwine Drefela (see drivel v.).

†1. A person who or animal which drivels or drools, esp. habitually. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > action of slavering > [noun] > one who slavers

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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 215/2 Drivelar that driveleth, baueux.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxv. 160 The other [cattle]..do greatly desire and delight in that which these driuelers do leaue vpon the edges of the rackes, and licke it away.

1743 W. Guthrie tr. ‘Monsieur de Blainville’ Trav. II. xxxi. 330 Out of more than a thousand People who came to kiss the Feet of this Statue, there was not one amongst them all who was squeamish enough to wipe them with a Handkerchief, tho' they were all beslabbered over with the Slaver of a Parcel of old Drivellers.

1841 R. W. Emerson Prudence in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 235 The opium-eaters, whom travellers describe as frequenting the bazaars of Constantinople,..the most pitiful drivellers.

2. A person who talks or acts in a foolish, silly, or feeble way; a drivelling idiot.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person

Jack foolc1405

drivel1478

idiotc1480

nidiot1533

hare-brain1542

hare-copa1566

nidget1579

lunatic1602

flight-head1605

moonling1631

driveller1682

tomfool1683

niddy-noddy1722

imbecile1781

puggle1783

gype1825

eejit1853

nowmun1854

dinlo1873

loon1885

ratbag1890

doughbakea1895

ding-a-ling1899

feeb1914

dingbat1915

bodoh1922

diddy1933

Nimrod1933

pranny1949

momo1953

head-the-ball1958

flake1968

fuckwit1969

tattie-bogle1969

div1975

tube1975

wazzock1976

gonzo1977

motorhead1979

prannet1979

twonk1981

dough ball1983

numpty1985

divvy1987

1682 E. Ravenscroft London Cuckolds i. sig. B^v Those fools, if not meer Idiots and Drivelers, grow wiser by experience.

1790 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 159 He had been..a driveller in policy, if he had done otherwise than he did.

1859 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 204 Pitt's..military administration was that of a driveller.

1920 Times of India 2 Sept. We could never understand..why Mr. Sherlock Holmes should have become so famous and so adored. Really, he is a footling driveller, a mere interpreter of the obvious.

2000 Times 23 June 4/3 Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker, wanted to get to [question] Number 12, too, and drivellers were cut short ruthlessly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	driveller
释义	drivellerdrivelern. Brit. /ˈdrɪvl̩ə/, /ˈdrɪvlə/, U.S. /ˈdrɪv(ə)lər/ Forms: 1500s drivelar, 1600s driueler, 1600s– driveler, 1600s– driveller, 1700s drivler. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drivel v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < drivel v. + -er suffix¹.With the form drivelar compare -ar suffix³. Compare also drivelard n. Compare also the Old English byname of Godwine Drefela (see drivel v.). †1. A person who or animal which drivels or drools, esp. habitually. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > action of slavering > [noun] > one who slavers driveller1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 215/2 Drivelar that driveleth, baueux. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxv. 160 The other [cattle]..do greatly desire and delight in that which these driuelers do leaue vpon the edges of the rackes, and licke it away. 1743 W. Guthrie tr. ‘Monsieur de Blainville’ Trav. II. xxxi. 330 Out of more than a thousand People who came to kiss the Feet of this Statue, there was not one amongst them all who was squeamish enough to wipe them with a Handkerchief, tho' they were all beslabbered over with the Slaver of a Parcel of old Drivellers. 1841 R. W. Emerson Prudence in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 235 The opium-eaters, whom travellers describe as frequenting the bazaars of Constantinople,..the most pitiful drivellers. 2. A person who talks or acts in a foolish, silly, or feeble way; a drivelling idiot. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person Jack foolc1405 drivel1478 idiotc1480 nidiot1533 hare-brain1542 hare-copa1566 nidget1579 lunatic1602 flight-head1605 moonling1631 driveller1682 tomfool1683 niddy-noddy1722 imbecile1781 puggle1783 gype1825 eejit1853 nowmun1854 dinlo1873 loon1885 ratbag1890 doughbakea1895 ding-a-ling1899 feeb1914 dingbat1915 bodoh1922 diddy1933 Nimrod1933 pranny1949 momo1953 head-the-ball1958 flake1968 fuckwit1969 tattie-bogle1969 div1975 tube1975 wazzock1976 gonzo1977 motorhead1979 prannet1979 twonk1981 dough ball1983 numpty1985 divvy1987 1682 E. Ravenscroft London Cuckolds i. sig. B^v Those fools, if not meer Idiots and Drivelers, grow wiser by experience. 1790 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 159 He had been..a driveller in policy, if he had done otherwise than he did. 1859 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 204 Pitt's..military administration was that of a driveller. 1920 Times of India 2 Sept. We could never understand..why Mr. Sherlock Holmes should have become so famous and so adored. Really, he is a footling driveller, a mere interpreter of the obvious. 2000 Times 23 June 4/3 Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker, wanted to get to [question] Number 12, too, and drivellers were cut short ruthlessly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530
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