hag-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhaɡlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈhæɡˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hag n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < hag n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In a manner resembling or suggestive of that of a hag. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective] > of or relating to hag

hag-likea1635

haggy1654

a1635 T. Randolph Muses Looking-glasse i. iii. 8 in Poems (1638) Her unkemb'd haire Drest up with cobwebs, made her hag-like stare.

1793 G. Butt Poems II. 157 There see..where Envy strides With more terrific port, and hag-like prides To rend the royal ermine with her feet, Hailing her minions thron'd on Glory's seat.

1893 J. B. Heard Alexandrian & Carthaginian Theol. Contrasted viii. 223 We shall then shake off the nightmare of scepticism, which has squat hag-like on the sleeping Christian consciousness.

2004 J. Rigby Eng. Gothic (ed. 3) i. 39 The mother herself (Lucy Pavey) resides, hag-like, in a concealed temple.

B. adj.

Resembling or suggestive of a hag or witch in appearance, manner, or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [adjective] > resembling a witch

haggish1576

hag-like1647

witchy1667

hagged1706

1647 T. Hodges Growth & Spreading Hæresie 14 They would be contemned and detested by all, being in themselves of horrid hue, of an ugly visage and hag-like countenance.

1824 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba I. xiii. 148 There was also..an old woman of a hag-like and decrepit appearance.

1909 J. Douglas Adventures in London 243 Haglike old women, chapfallen, loose-lipped, rheumy, their knuckles gnarled, their hair grey, their backs bent.

2007 W. L. Pressly Artist as Orig. Genius i. 41/2 A maiden..entering the magic circle, seeking to learn some dangerous truth from a hag-like sorceress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hag-like
释义	hag-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈhaɡlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈhæɡˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hag n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < hag n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. In a manner resembling or suggestive of that of a hag. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective] > of or relating to hag hag-likea1635 haggy1654 a1635 T. Randolph Muses Looking-glasse i. iii. 8 in Poems (1638) Her unkemb'd haire Drest up with cobwebs, made her hag-like stare. 1793 G. Butt Poems II. 157 There see..where Envy strides With more terrific port, and hag-like prides To rend the royal ermine with her feet, Hailing her minions thron'd on Glory's seat. 1893 J. B. Heard Alexandrian & Carthaginian Theol. Contrasted viii. 223 We shall then shake off the nightmare of scepticism, which has squat hag-like on the sleeping Christian consciousness. 2004 J. Rigby Eng. Gothic (ed. 3) i. 39 The mother herself (Lucy Pavey) resides, hag-like, in a concealed temple. B. adj. Resembling or suggestive of a hag or witch in appearance, manner, or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [adjective] > resembling a witch haggish1576 hag-like1647 witchy1667 hagged1706 1647 T. Hodges Growth & Spreading Hæresie 14 They would be contemned and detested by all, being in themselves of horrid hue, of an ugly visage and hag-like countenance. 1824 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba I. xiii. 148 There was also..an old woman of a hag-like and decrepit appearance. 1909 J. Douglas Adventures in London 243 Haglike old women, chapfallen, loose-lipped, rheumy, their knuckles gnarled, their hair grey, their backs bent. 2007 W. L. Pressly Artist as Orig. Genius i. 41/2 A maiden..entering the magic circle, seeking to learn some dangerous truth from a hag-like sorceress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.a1635
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