hippopotamianadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɪpəpəˈteɪmɪən/, U.S.

/ˌhɪpəpəˈteɪmiən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hippopotamus n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < hippopotamus n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier hippopotamic adj.

1. Of, belonging to, or of the nature of a hippopotamus. rare.

ΚΠ

1854 Househ. Words 16 Dec. 429/2 The workmen have latterly been very busy making additions to the hippopotamian serai.

2016 Proc. 15th Internat. Aegean Conf. 505 Echoing the female nature of its Egyptian prototype the hippopotamian goddess Taweret.

2. Resembling or reminiscent of a hippopotamus; esp. very large or heavy; unwieldy, awkward, clumsy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [adjective] > resembling hippo

hippopotamoid1845

hippopotamian1864

hippopotamine1911

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and clumsy

unridec1175

un-i-weldec1275

boistous?a1400

cumbrousa1400

roida1450

clubbishc1530

lumpish?1573

bouncing1579

unwieldy1582

boisterous1590

unfeirdyc1590

lumbering1593

cumbersome1594

elephantic1598

elephant-likea1603

moliminous1642

clumpish1681

rhinocerical1689

hulking1699

hulky1785

lumberly1805

elephantine1826

rhinocerial1828

lumbersome1834

clumpy1836

lumbrous1836

hippopotamic1853

hippopotamian1864

megatherial1894

hippopotamine1911

1864 Realm 6 Apr. 2 Ladies of such hippopotamian proportions.

1870 Spectator 24 Feb. 247/2 Very hippopotamian playfulness indeed! The Duke should leave that sort of thing to Mr. Disraeli.

1917 Fortn. Rev. 15 Sept. 284/1 It was done over from French into the hippopotamian English in which it appeared in the American press.

1968 V. Nabokov King, Queen, Knave xii. 237 He heard himself emitting a hippopotamian snore and regained consciousness.

1999 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 10 July g10 Publishers..took an interest in the book, but recoiled from the prospect of having to carve a readable text from the hippopotamian typescript.

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

单词	hippopotamian
释义	hippopotamianadj. Brit. /ˌhɪpəpəˈteɪmɪən/, U.S. /ˌhɪpəpəˈteɪmiən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hippopotamus n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < hippopotamus n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier hippopotamic adj. 1. Of, belonging to, or of the nature of a hippopotamus. rare. ΚΠ 1854 Househ. Words 16 Dec. 429/2 The workmen have latterly been very busy making additions to the hippopotamian serai. 2016 Proc. 15th Internat. Aegean Conf. 505 Echoing the female nature of its Egyptian prototype the hippopotamian goddess Taweret. 2. Resembling or reminiscent of a hippopotamus; esp. very large or heavy; unwieldy, awkward, clumsy. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [adjective] > resembling hippo hippopotamoid1845 hippopotamian1864 hippopotamine1911 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and clumsy unridec1175 un-i-weldec1275 boistous?a1400 cumbrousa1400 roida1450 clubbishc1530 lumpish?1573 bouncing1579 unwieldy1582 boisterous1590 unfeirdyc1590 lumbering1593 cumbersome1594 elephantic1598 elephant-likea1603 moliminous1642 clumpish1681 rhinocerical1689 hulking1699 hulky1785 lumberly1805 elephantine1826 rhinocerial1828 lumbersome1834 clumpy1836 lumbrous1836 hippopotamic1853 hippopotamian1864 megatherial1894 hippopotamine1911 1864 Realm 6 Apr. 2 Ladies of such hippopotamian proportions. 1870 Spectator 24 Feb. 247/2 Very hippopotamian playfulness indeed! The Duke should leave that sort of thing to Mr. Disraeli. 1917 Fortn. Rev. 15 Sept. 284/1 It was done over from French into the hippopotamian English in which it appeared in the American press. 1968 V. Nabokov King, Queen, Knave xii. 237 He heard himself emitting a hippopotamian snore and regained consciousness. 1999 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 10 July g10 Publishers..took an interest in the book, but recoiled from the prospect of having to carve a readable text from the hippopotamian typescript. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1854
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