hippodramaticadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɪpə(ʊ)drəˈmatɪk/, U.S.

/ˌhɪpoʊdrəˈmædɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, dramatic adj.

Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + dramatic adj. Compare hippodrama n. Compare also hippodromatic adj.

Now historical.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of hippodrama; reminiscent of or resembling a hippodrama.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > circus performance > [adjective]

hippodramatic1811

hippodromic1834

hippodromatic1848

tenting1875

circussy1876

1811 W. Keegan (title) New dialogues, in French and English..with familiar conversations on..the opera, singing, Hippodramatic performances [etc.].

1867 Illustr. London News 19 Jan. 58/2 The equestrian and hippodramatic talent defy competition. The Congress of Monarchs is a sight that baffles any description.

1910 National Mag. Apr. 49/2 We sure made a grand, unparallelled, hippodramatic entrance into the Gulch that afternoon, and sweep down the main street like an invading host.

1952 R. Manning-Sanders Eng. Circus xxv. 347 We have seen the great parades and the great hippodramatic spectacles swept away into the limbo of out-dated things.

2001 Bandwagon 45 21 West was well-known in America for bringing his very talented hippodramatic company from England in 1816.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippodramatic
释义	hippodramaticadj. Brit. /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)drəˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˌhɪpoʊdrəˈmædɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, dramatic adj. Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + dramatic adj. Compare hippodrama n. Compare also hippodromatic adj. Now historical. Of, relating to, or characteristic of hippodrama; reminiscent of or resembling a hippodrama. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > circus performance > [adjective] hippodramatic1811 hippodromic1834 hippodromatic1848 tenting1875 circussy1876 1811 W. Keegan (title) New dialogues, in French and English..with familiar conversations on..the opera, singing, Hippodramatic performances [etc.]. 1867 Illustr. London News 19 Jan. 58/2 The equestrian and hippodramatic talent defy competition. The Congress of Monarchs is a sight that baffles any description. 1910 National Mag. Apr. 49/2 We sure made a grand, unparallelled, hippodramatic entrance into the Gulch that afternoon, and sweep down the main street like an invading host. 1952 R. Manning-Sanders Eng. Circus xxv. 347 We have seen the great parades and the great hippodramatic spectacles swept away into the limbo of out-dated things. 2001 Bandwagon 45 21 West was well-known in America for bringing his very talented hippodramatic company from England in 1816. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1811
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