单词 | ante-jentacular |
释义 | > as lemmasante-jentacular ante-jentacular adj. Brit. /ˌantᵻdʒɛnˈtakjᵿlə/ , U.S. /ˌæn(t)əˌdʒɛnˈtækjələr/ literary (chiefly humorous) pre-breakfast.ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [adjective] earlyOE rathea1425 matutinalc1450 matutinec1450 morning1535 antemeridian1592 betimely1594 grey-eyed1597 matins1643 ante-jentacular1796 matinal1803 matutinary1858 pre-luncheon1909 1796 J. Bentham Let. 16 Dec. in Corr. (1981) V. 339 Sleep rather a difficult operation [because of toothache]... Ante-jentacular walk muffled with two handkerchiefs. 1811 A. Knox Let. 12 Aug. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 44 This ante-jentacular hour. 1867 Temple Bar Feb. 338 A boy condemned to a hard mattress and scanty bedclothes, to a public pump and a jack-towel, to early chapel and anti-jentacular (I believe that's the right thing now) repetition, ought not to have been so susceptible. 1996 M. Morton Cupboard Love 285 The Latin word for hungry—jejunus—appears in English as part of the term ante-jentacular, meaning before breakfast; typical ante-jentacular behaviour is characterized by blurred vision, a shuffling gait, and an intolerance for children and pets. < as lemmas |
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