epilepticaladj.

/ɛpɪˈlɛptɪkəl/

Etymology: formed as epileptic adj. + -al suffix¹.

1. = epileptic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > fit or stroke > epilepsy

epilentical1483

epileptic1608

epileptical1621

epilepsian1627

epileptiform1861

epileptoid1876

epileptogenous1885

pre-paroxysmal1887

epileptogenic1889

uncinate1899

psychomotor1902

pre-epileptic1903

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. iii. ii. i. 255 Headache followes; and as Salust. Salvianus..found, Epilepticall, with a multitude of humors in the head.

1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus 21 That he was Melancholy his Epilepticall fits are one argument.

1727 N. Lardner Wks. (1838) I. 487 It was a sad epileptical disease.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II l. 144 A kind of wild and horrid glee, Half epileptical, and half hysterical.

2. figurative. Spasmodic; inconstant: also, hard to hold or retain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective]

unfastc888

unstathelfasteOE

unsteadfasta1200

fleeting?c1225

changeablea1275

ficklea1275

unstablec1290

waveringc1315

flickerc1325

loose in the haftc1325

motleyc1380

unsadc1384

variablea1387

variantc1386

ticklec1400

inconstant1402

flitting1413

brittle1420

plianta1425

mutablec1425

shittle1440

shittle-witted1448

moonishc1450

unconstant1483

unfirm1483

varying?a1500

pliablea1513

fluctuant1575

changeling1577

shittle-headed1580

cheverel1583

off and on1583

chameleon-like1589

changeful1590

limber1602

unsteady1604

ticklish1606

skittish1609

startling1619

labile1623

uncertaina1625

cheverelized1625

remuant1625

fluctuate1631

fluctuary1632

various1636

contrarious1643

epileptical1646

fluxilea1654

shittle-braineda1655

multivolent1656

totter-headed1662

on and off1668

self-inconsistent1678

weathercocka1680

whifflinga1680

versatile1682

veering1684

fast and loose1697

inconsistent1709

insteadfast1728

unfixing1810

unsteadied1814

chameleonic1821

labefact1874

ballastless1884

weathercocky1886

whiffle-minded1902

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > taking evasive action > elusive

slippery1573

epileptical1646

elusive1725

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. §3. 99 Did they answer their promise which are so commended, in Epilepticall intentions, wee would abate these qualities.

1646 D. Evance Noble Order 9 It is this that makes the state of honour so epilepticall, so slippery.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	epileptical
释义	epilepticaladj. /ɛpɪˈlɛptɪkəl/ Etymology: formed as epileptic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. = epileptic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > fit or stroke > epilepsy epilentical1483 epileptic1608 epileptical1621 epilepsian1627 epileptiform1861 epileptoid1876 epileptogenous1885 pre-paroxysmal1887 epileptogenic1889 uncinate1899 psychomotor1902 pre-epileptic1903 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. iii. ii. i. 255 Headache followes; and as Salust. Salvianus..found, Epilepticall, with a multitude of humors in the head. 1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus 21 That he was Melancholy his Epilepticall fits are one argument. 1727 N. Lardner Wks. (1838) I. 487 It was a sad epileptical disease. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II l. 144 A kind of wild and horrid glee, Half epileptical, and half hysterical. 2. figurative. Spasmodic; inconstant: also, hard to hold or retain. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] unfastc888 unstathelfasteOE unsteadfasta1200 fleeting?c1225 changeablea1275 ficklea1275 unstablec1290 waveringc1315 flickerc1325 loose in the haftc1325 motleyc1380 unsadc1384 variablea1387 variantc1386 ticklec1400 inconstant1402 flitting1413 brittle1420 plianta1425 mutablec1425 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 moonishc1450 unconstant1483 unfirm1483 varying?a1500 pliablea1513 fluctuant1575 changeling1577 shittle-headed1580 cheverel1583 off and on1583 chameleon-like1589 changeful1590 limber1602 unsteady1604 ticklish1606 skittish1609 startling1619 labile1623 uncertaina1625 cheverelized1625 remuant1625 fluctuate1631 fluctuary1632 various1636 contrarious1643 epileptical1646 fluxilea1654 shittle-braineda1655 multivolent1656 totter-headed1662 on and off1668 self-inconsistent1678 weathercocka1680 whifflinga1680 versatile1682 veering1684 fast and loose1697 inconsistent1709 insteadfast1728 unfixing1810 unsteadied1814 chameleonic1821 labefact1874 ballastless1884 weathercocky1886 whiffle-minded1902 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > taking evasive action > elusive slippery1573 epileptical1646 elusive1725 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. §3. 99 Did they answer their promise which are so commended, in Epilepticall intentions, wee would abate these qualities. View more context for this quotation 1646 D. Evance Noble Order 9 It is this that makes the state of honour so epilepticall, so slippery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1621
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