high-livingadj.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪˌlɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌlɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., living adj.

Etymology: < high adv. + living adj.

Of a person: that has an extravagant or luxurious lifestyle; that ‘lives the high life’. Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of such a lifestyle; extravagant; indulgent.

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1827 Missionary Herald (Boston) Nov. 341/1 Mr. Kugler found him a large, robust, hearty man, and..ordered a spare vegetable diet. The prescription did not please the high living aga at all.

1866 J. G. Webster Epidemic Cholera 20 Most of this immense mortality among the rich must be imputed to deranged digestion and perverted nutrition consequent upon the ‘high living’, luxurious excesses of various kinds.

1888 E. Fawcett Man's Will xiv. 230 He recalled..names that had been familiar to him since boyhood through the fashionable caprices of their high-living owners.

1907 Indianapolis Sun 14 Nov. 4/3 A New York broker, in pleading guilty to grand larceny, blames his high-living wife.

1983 N.Y. Mag. 12 Sept. 91/2 The pair have not adopted Hollywood's high-living life-style.

2001 I. McEwan Atonement 358 As for Lola—my high-living, chain-smoking cousin—here she was, still as lean and fit as a racing dog.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-living
释义	high-livingadj. Brit. /ˈhʌɪˌlɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌlɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., living adj. Etymology: < high adv. + living adj. Of a person: that has an extravagant or luxurious lifestyle; that ‘lives the high life’. Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of such a lifestyle; extravagant; indulgent. ΚΠ 1827 Missionary Herald (Boston) Nov. 341/1 Mr. Kugler found him a large, robust, hearty man, and..ordered a spare vegetable diet. The prescription did not please the high living aga at all. 1866 J. G. Webster Epidemic Cholera 20 Most of this immense mortality among the rich must be imputed to deranged digestion and perverted nutrition consequent upon the ‘high living’, luxurious excesses of various kinds. 1888 E. Fawcett Man's Will xiv. 230 He recalled..names that had been familiar to him since boyhood through the fashionable caprices of their high-living owners. 1907 Indianapolis Sun 14 Nov. 4/3 A New York broker, in pleading guilty to grand larceny, blames his high-living wife. 1983 N.Y. Mag. 12 Sept. 91/2 The pair have not adopted Hollywood's high-living life-style. 2001 I. McEwan Atonement 358 As for Lola—my high-living, chain-smoking cousin—here she was, still as lean and fit as a racing dog. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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