epicurishadj.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻkjʊərɪʃ/,

/ˈɛpᵻkjɔːrɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəˌkjʊrɪʃ/

Forms: 1500s epicurishe, 1500s epicurysh, 1500s–1600s 1800s– epicurish. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epicure n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < epicure n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare German †epicurisch, adjective (1534 implied in †Epicurischer follower of Epicurus, Epicurean; 1541 implied in †Epicurisch (adverb) according to the manner of Epicurus, in an Epicurean way).

Now rare.

Of the nature of an epicure; sensual, voluptuous, hedonistic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adjective]

sensible?a1425

voluptuousc1440

sensual1502

epicurish1548

epicurious1553

epicureala1555

epicurean1583

volupt1585

flesh-pleasing1647

sensuistic1839

sensuous1858

apolaustic1871

1548 [implied in: tr. M. Luther Chiefe Articles Christen Faythe sig. Ivii No Bysshoppe knoweth nor exercyseth his office. But lyueth Epicuryshly [Ger. Epicurisch] and hoggysshly.].

1553 J. Bale Vocacyon f. 17^v I see many abhomynable ydolatryes mainteined by y^e Epicurysh prestes, for their wicked bellies sake.

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 152 This is an Epicurish securitie.

a1623 W. Pemble Salomons Recant. (1628) 14 Brutish, sensual and epicurish.

?1675 R. Garbutt One come from Dead 25 He made an ordinary Epicurish practice of it to fare deliciously every day.

1870 Spectator 26 Feb. 264/2 The soft sh's and f's..give quite a unique sense of an epicurish revelling in the flavours of sensation.

1998 R. Barbour Eng. Epicures & Stoics ii. 78 Polemical warfare was more apt to produce Epicurish composites.

Derivatives

† epicurishly adv. [originally after early modern German Epicurisch, adverb (1541 in the passage translated in quot. 1548)] Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adverb]

fleshly?c1225

sensuallyc1450

voluptuously1532

epicurishly1548

epicurely1599

1548 tr. M. Luther Chiefe Articles Christen Faythe sig. Ivii No Bysshoppe knoweth nor exercyseth his office. But lyueth Epicuryshly [Ger. Epicurisch] and hoggysshly.

1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 1004/2 Gluttonously or epicurishly inclined.

1918 Spirit of Unborn 58 Do you eat to live, and to be able to work better—or do you work, and apparently only live, in order to eat better, more epicurishly?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicurish
释义	epicurishadj. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻkjʊərɪʃ/, /ˈɛpᵻkjɔːrɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌkjʊrɪʃ/ Forms: 1500s epicurishe, 1500s epicurysh, 1500s–1600s 1800s– epicurish. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epicure n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < epicure n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare German †epicurisch, adjective (1534 implied in †Epicurischer follower of Epicurus, Epicurean; 1541 implied in †Epicurisch (adverb) according to the manner of Epicurus, in an Epicurean way). Now rare. Of the nature of an epicure; sensual, voluptuous, hedonistic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adjective] sensible?a1425 voluptuousc1440 sensual1502 epicurish1548 epicurious1553 epicureala1555 epicurean1583 volupt1585 flesh-pleasing1647 sensuistic1839 sensuous1858 apolaustic1871 1548 [implied in: tr. M. Luther Chiefe Articles Christen Faythe sig. Ivii No Bysshoppe knoweth nor exercyseth his office. But lyueth Epicuryshly [Ger. Epicurisch] and hoggysshly.]. 1553 J. Bale Vocacyon f. 17^v I see many abhomynable ydolatryes mainteined by y^e Epicurysh prestes, for their wicked bellies sake. 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 152 This is an Epicurish securitie. a1623 W. Pemble Salomons Recant. (1628) 14 Brutish, sensual and epicurish. ?1675 R. Garbutt One come from Dead 25 He made an ordinary Epicurish practice of it to fare deliciously every day. 1870 Spectator 26 Feb. 264/2 The soft sh's and f's..give quite a unique sense of an epicurish revelling in the flavours of sensation. 1998 R. Barbour Eng. Epicures & Stoics ii. 78 Polemical warfare was more apt to produce Epicurish composites. Derivatives † epicurishly adv. [originally after early modern German Epicurisch, adverb (1541 in the passage translated in quot. 1548)] Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adverb] fleshly?c1225 sensuallyc1450 voluptuously1532 epicurishly1548 epicurely1599 1548 tr. M. Luther Chiefe Articles Christen Faythe sig. Ivii No Bysshoppe knoweth nor exercyseth his office. But lyueth Epicuryshly [Ger. Epicurisch] and hoggysshly. 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 1004/2 Gluttonously or epicurishly inclined. 1918 Spirit of Unborn 58 Do you eat to live, and to be able to work better—or do you work, and apparently only live, in order to eat better, more epicurishly? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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