† half-strainedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-strain n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < half-strain n. + -ed suffix².

depreciative. Obsolete.

Of a particular lineage or ancestry through one parent only (and frequently therefore regarded as less socially respectable or acceptable); (more generally) of mixed parentage or descent. Cf. half-strain adj.

1683 J. Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise iv. iv. 50 Half-strain'd Shop-keepers, Got between Gentlemen and City-Wives.

1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian iii. i. 52 I'm but a half-strain'd Villain yet.

1771 ‘R. King’ New London Spy ii. v. 152 A half-strained fop, who wanted nothing to recommend him but decency and common sense.

1910 Munsey's Mag. Aug. 629/1 All the dogs were fighters except..the quarter-strained and half-strained mongrels from the south.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

† ˈhalf-strained adj. Obs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > that falls short

short1390

half-strained1683

unheavenly1752

unsplendid1809

unparadised1829

off-colour1876

sketchy1878

shortcoming1889

not-quite1920

1683 Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise iv. iv. 50 Half-strain'd Shop-keepers, Got between Gentlemen and City-Wives.

1690 Dryden Don Sebastian iii. i. 52 I'm but a half-strain'd Villain yet.

单词	half-strained
释义	† half-strainedadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-strain n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < half-strain n. + -ed suffix². depreciative. Obsolete. Of a particular lineage or ancestry through one parent only (and frequently therefore regarded as less socially respectable or acceptable); (more generally) of mixed parentage or descent. Cf. half-strain adj. Π 1683 J. Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise iv. iv. 50 Half-strain'd Shop-keepers, Got between Gentlemen and City-Wives. 1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian iii. i. 52 I'm but a half-strain'd Villain yet. 1771 ‘R. King’ New London Spy ii. v. 152 A half-strained fop, who wanted nothing to recommend him but decency and common sense. 1910 Munsey's Mag. Aug. 629/1 All the dogs were fighters except..the quarter-strained and half-strained mongrels from the south. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas ˈhalf-strained † ˈhalf-strained adj. Obs. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > that falls short short1390 half-strained1683 unheavenly1752 unsplendid1809 unparadised1829 off-colour1876 sketchy1878 shortcoming1889 not-quite1920 1683 Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise iv. iv. 50 Half-strain'd Shop-keepers, Got between Gentlemen and City-Wives. 1690 Dryden Don Sebastian iii. i. 52 I'm but a half-strain'd Villain yet. extracted from † half-strainn. < adj.1683 as lemmas
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† half-strainedadj.

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