† featousadj.

Forms: α. Middle English fetis(e, -ys(e, Middle English fetyce, 1500s Scottish fettis; see also featish adj. β. Middle English fet(e)ous, 1500s feytous, ( feat-, fetus(se), feateous, 1500s–1600s feat(u)ous, 1600s fetuous.

Etymology: Middle English fetys , < Old French fetis, feitis, faictis, < Latin factīcius : see factitious adj. In 15–17th cent. the ending was confused variously with the suffixes -ish , -ous , -eous , -uous , and the word seems to have been apprehended as a derivative of feat adj., to which in later use it approximates in sense.

Obsolete.

a. Of persons and their limbs: Well-formed, well-proportioned, handsome.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good

well-madec1325

well-setc1330

featous1340

largec1405

well-trussedc1425

well-attempereda1460

well-featureda1460

clean-limbed1461

well-bodied1481

well-drawn?a1534

clean-madea1535

trussed1548

clean-legged1568

trim1568

well-knit1581

well-thewed1583

well-timbered1595

clear-limbed1596

clean-timbered1598

well-mounted1607

well-turned1631

clever1674

neat-limbeda1697

well built1706

well-set-up1790

clean-built1840

athletic1925

mesomorphic1926

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] > specifically of persons

featous1340

well-featureda1460

formal1525

featured1567

trim1568

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

seemlya1225

featous1340

jolly?a1366

tretis?a1366

comelya1375

covenablea1375

well-beseenc1374

favourablea1398

farrandc1400

personable?1435

well-favoureda1438

covenantc1440

likelyc1450

trety?c1450

tret1488

decore?a1513

jimp?a1513

wally?a1513

smotter?1520

snout-fair1530

well-looking1613

comely-looking1648

personal1658

comely-looked1664

winsome1677

tidy1714

good-looking1715

well to be seen1809

1340–70 Alisaunder 188 Fetise nailes.

c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Tale 150 In comen tombesteres Fetis and smale.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 174 Fetyse of a fayr forme, to fote & to honde.

c1400 Rom. Rose 829 He was..So faire, so jolly, and so fetise.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 159/2 Fetyce, or praty, parvunculus.

?1441 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 217 I ham waxse so fetys þat I may not be gyrte in no barre of no gyrdyl þat I haue.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 125 This king..Thre sonis had baith fettis, fair and fyne.

b. Of things: Skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, in wider sense, elegant, handsome, becoming. Often of dress.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > elegance > [adjective]

featousc1400

elegantc1475

neat1546

genteel1688

iligant1819

elegantish1830

concinnous1831

c1400 Rom. Rose 532 This dore..was so fetys and so lite.

c1400 Rom. Rose 1133 In clothyng was he ful fetys.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 157 Ful fetys was hir cloke.

c1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 66 Wyne canels..of box fetice & fyne.

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Aij Those that teache in schooles, With..featusse knacks Will lewre the little fooles.

?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. 220 b Ye thinke it fine and featous to be called roses..and Lilies.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. H4 Upon this fetuous board doth stand Something for Shew-bread.

2. ‘Dexterous.’

ΚΠ

1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	featous
释义	† featousadj. Forms: α. Middle English fetis(e, -ys(e, Middle English fetyce, 1500s Scottish fettis; see also featish adj. β. Middle English fet(e)ous, 1500s feytous, ( feat-, fetus(se), feateous, 1500s–1600s feat(u)ous, 1600s fetuous. Etymology: Middle English fetys , < Old French fetis, feitis, faictis, < Latin factīcius : see factitious adj. In 15–17th cent. the ending was confused variously with the suffixes -ish , -ous , -eous , -uous , and the word seems to have been apprehended as a derivative of feat adj., to which in later use it approximates in sense. Obsolete. 1. a. Of persons and their limbs: Well-formed, well-proportioned, handsome. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good well-madec1325 well-setc1330 featous1340 largec1405 well-trussedc1425 well-attempereda1460 well-featureda1460 clean-limbed1461 well-bodied1481 well-drawn?a1534 clean-madea1535 trussed1548 clean-legged1568 trim1568 well-knit1581 well-thewed1583 well-timbered1595 clear-limbed1596 clean-timbered1598 well-mounted1607 well-turned1631 clever1674 neat-limbeda1697 well built1706 well-set-up1790 clean-built1840 athletic1925 mesomorphic1926 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] > specifically of persons featous1340 well-featureda1460 formal1525 featured1567 trim1568 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE seemlya1225 featous1340 jolly?a1366 tretis?a1366 comelya1375 covenablea1375 well-beseenc1374 favourablea1398 farrandc1400 personable?1435 well-favoureda1438 covenantc1440 likelyc1450 trety?c1450 tret1488 decore?a1513 jimp?a1513 wally?a1513 smotter?1520 snout-fair1530 well-looking1613 comely-looking1648 personal1658 comely-looked1664 winsome1677 tidy1714 good-looking1715 well to be seen1809 1340–70 Alisaunder 188 Fetise nailes. c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Tale 150 In comen tombesteres Fetis and smale. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 174 Fetyse of a fayr forme, to fote & to honde. c1400 Rom. Rose 829 He was..So faire, so jolly, and so fetise. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 159/2 Fetyce, or praty, parvunculus. ?1441 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 217 I ham waxse so fetys þat I may not be gyrte in no barre of no gyrdyl þat I haue. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 125 This king..Thre sonis had baith fettis, fair and fyne. b. Of things: Skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, in wider sense, elegant, handsome, becoming. Often of dress. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > elegance > [adjective] featousc1400 elegantc1475 neat1546 genteel1688 iligant1819 elegantish1830 concinnous1831 c1400 Rom. Rose 532 This dore..was so fetys and so lite. c1400 Rom. Rose 1133 In clothyng was he ful fetys. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 157 Ful fetys was hir cloke. c1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 66 Wyne canels..of box fetice & fyne. 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Aij Those that teache in schooles, With..featusse knacks Will lewre the little fooles. ?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. 220 b Ye thinke it fine and featous to be called roses..and Lilies. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. H4 Upon this fetuous board doth stand Something for Shew-bread. 2. ‘Dexterous.’ ΚΠ 1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1340
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