单词 | impedient |
释义 | impedientadj.n. A. adj. That impedes or hinders; obstructive, hindering. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [adjective] hindering1390 catching?a1430 lettingc1430 lumpering1519 thorter1533 impedient1596 thortersome1606 obstructive1611 obstructing1649 impeditive1651 impeding1717 obstruent1749 hindersome1881 obstructionary1881 hindranceful1889 inhibitive1899 counterproductive1959 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 164 A strang rebellioune in Kent..to the legat Petilie is impedient, that he can mell na mair wt the Scottis. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 479 Nothing fails of its due perfection but from some cause either agent or impedient. 1879 M. Pattison Milton 152 To a mind so disposed externals become, first indifferent, then impedient. B. n. An impeding or hindering agent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders hinderer1532 obstructive1642 impedient1661 stinter1694 inhibitor1902 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 418 Cured by temperants, and impedients. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1596 |
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