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单词 executioneering
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executioneeringadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: execution n., -eer suffix1, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < execution n. + -eer suffix1 + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exeˌcutioˈneering.
That is employed in executions (of criminals).Apparently an isolated use.
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society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [adjective] > that executes
executing1680
executive1773
executioneering1818
1818 C. Lamb On Inconveniences of being Hanged in Wks. II. 177 The scymetar of an executioneering slave in Turkey.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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