fancifuladj.

/ˈfænsɪfʊl/

Etymology: < fancy n. and adj. + -ful suffix.

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a. Characterized by the possession of fancy (rare).

b. In disparaging sense: Disposed to indulge in fancies; whimsical.

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1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 64 Some fanciful Men have expected nothing but Confusion and Ruin.

1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 7. 45 A fanciful Fellow..amuses himself with the Woods and Mountains which he discovers in the Skies.

1727 Pope et al. Peri Bathous 26 in Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. A careful and fanciful Pattern-drawer.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 43 Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very fanciful mind.

1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 6 Fanciful people..sometimes gave mystical interpretations to the arrangements.

absol.1676 J. Glanvill Ess. vi. 17 Not only the Melancholick and the Fanciful, but the Grave and the Sober.

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a. Characterized by or displaying fancy in design; fantastic, odd in appearance.

b. suggested by fancy; imaginary, unreal.

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a1627 J. Hayward Life & Raigne Edward Sixt (1630) 88 How foolish and fancifull were they [buildings].

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. vi. 71 He affects not phancy-full singularity in his behaviour.

1697 K. Chetwood Pref. to Pastorals in Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ***1, With all our fanciful Refinements.

1767 Jrnl. Voy. H.M.S. Dolphin 186 The other circumstances they have mentioned..appear to be merely fanciful.

1823 Scott Peveril IV. iv. 81 The fanciful and singular female..had one of those faces which are never seen without making an impression.

1828 Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 297 She wears a petticoat..I would it were..of a less fanciful fashion.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xv. 225 A variety of fanciful diseases.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 193 The claims of Art..cannot be set aside as fanciful.

3. quasi-adv.= fancifully adv.

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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > attractive or impressive quality > [adverb] > fancifully

fanciful1775

fancifully1801

1775 Johnson Let. 23 June (1992) II. 233, I hope you..were dressed fine and fanciful.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2012).

单词	fanciful
释义	fancifuladj. /ˈfænsɪfʊl/ Etymology: < fancy n. and adj. + -ful suffix. 1. Thesaurus » Categories » a. Characterized by the possession of fancy (rare). b. In disparaging sense: Disposed to indulge in fancies; whimsical. ΚΠ 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 64 Some fanciful Men have expected nothing but Confusion and Ruin. 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 7. 45 A fanciful Fellow..amuses himself with the Woods and Mountains which he discovers in the Skies. 1727 Pope et al. Peri Bathous 26 in Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. A careful and fanciful Pattern-drawer. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 43 Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very fanciful mind. 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 6 Fanciful people..sometimes gave mystical interpretations to the arrangements. absol.1676 J. Glanvill Ess. vi. 17 Not only the Melancholick and the Fanciful, but the Grave and the Sober. 2. Thesaurus » a. Characterized by or displaying fancy in design; fantastic, odd in appearance. b. suggested by fancy; imaginary, unreal. ΚΠ a1627 J. Hayward Life & Raigne Edward Sixt (1630) 88 How foolish and fancifull were they [buildings]. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. vi. 71 He affects not phancy-full singularity in his behaviour. 1697 K. Chetwood Pref. to Pastorals in Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. sig. **1, With all our fanciful Refinements. 1767 Jrnl. Voy. H.M.S. Dolphin* 186 The other circumstances they have mentioned..appear to be merely fanciful. 1823 Scott Peveril IV. iv. 81 The fanciful and singular female..had one of those faces which are never seen without making an impression. 1828 Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 297 She wears a petticoat..I would it were..of a less fanciful fashion. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xv. 225 A variety of fanciful diseases. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 193 The claims of Art..cannot be set aside as fanciful. 3. quasi-adv.= fancifully adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > attractive or impressive quality > [adverb] > fancifully fanciful1775 fancifully1801 1775 Johnson Let. 23 June (1992) II. 233, I hope you..were dressed fine and fanciful. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2012). < adj.a1627
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