单词 | illthriven |
释义 | > as lemmasill-thriven ill-thriven adj. Brit. /ˌɪlˈθrɪvn/ , U.S. /ˌɪlˈθrɪv(ə)n/ that has thriven badly; badly grown, sickly, stunted; peevish, ill-disposed.ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-nature > [adjective] shrew1297 shrewd13.. maliciousc1330 ill-disposedc1460 shrewishc1480 indisposed1481 misaffectionate1533 unsavoury1568 ill-conditioned1614 ill-natured1645 unamiable1711 malignant1785 ill-thriven1806 nasty1825 beastly1911 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill-nature > [adjective] shrew1297 shrewd13.. maliciousc1330 ill-disposedc1460 shrewishc1480 indisposed1481 unsavoury1568 ill-natured1656 unamiable1774 ill-thriven1806 nasty1825 1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. IV. 58 Short ill-thriven furze. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton (1878) xviii. 130 A little cross-grained, ill-thriven old fellow. ill-thriven 1. Advanced in growth, grown; grown up. Now only in combination, as ill-thriven (Sc. ill-three'n). ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] oldlyOE rankOE ripedOE thowenc1200 waxena1325 ripea1393 thrivena1400 provect1531 big1552 mellowed1575 adulted1645 full agea1658 adult1742 ripeful?1836 unyouthful1859 untender1879 maturish1885 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14806 And said, ‘fast es he throd and thriuen [Fairf. 14 þis man is wele þriuen], And mikel grace ai es him giuen’. a1400–50 Alexander 2709 A heuy As..A thing threuyn is & thike. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 298 Hym watz þe nome Noe,..He had þre þryuen sunez. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13760 The child..Wex & wele threvan in winturs a few. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 118 The thriven Calves in Meads their Food forsake. View more context for this quotation 1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. IV. 58 Short ill-thriven furze. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton (1878) xviii. 130 A little cross-grained, ill-thriven old fellow. 1907 Daily Chron. 8 May 5/7 The pretensions of a neurotic, ill-thriven youth. < as lemmas |
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