Abernethianadj.

Brit.

/ˌabəˈnɛθɪən/,

/ˌabəˈniːθɪən/, U.S.

/ˌæbərˈnɛθiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Abernethy , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of John Abernethy (see Abernethy n.) + -ian suffix. Compare later Abernethy n.

Of, relating to, or associated with the surgeon John Abernethy or his theories of medicine; spec. designating a blunt manner of speaking reminiscent of that attributed to Abernethy (now rare).

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1819 Monthly Gaz. Health Aug. 214 The doctor's remarks on the Abernethian system..we have given in our biographical sketch of the founder.

1832 in St. Bartholomew's Hosp. Rep. (1868) 4 276 It was resolved that a society of the medical pupils of this Hospital be founded, and be called the ‘Abernethian Society’.

1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 Dec. 390/1 Sir Charles Scarborough, physician,..was obliged to reprove the then beautiful La Querouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, in the following Abernethian manner: ‘You must eat less, or use more exercise, or take physic, or be sick!’

1873 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Sept. 579/2 Blunt Dr Sterling, with Abernethian bluffness of diction, told his noble patient that while so many sick persons craved his presence, he really could not spare the time to visit.

1925 Bull. N.Y. Acad. Med. Apr. 38 He affected the old Abernethian straight-from-the-shoulder manner.

1994 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. 16/2 In effect, Mary Shelley has followed the Abernethian ‘bad science’ of the experiment.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abernethian
释义	Abernethianadj. Brit. /ˌabəˈnɛθɪən/, /ˌabəˈniːθɪən/, U.S. /ˌæbərˈnɛθiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Abernethy , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of John Abernethy (see Abernethy n.) + -ian suffix. Compare later Abernethy n. Of, relating to, or associated with the surgeon John Abernethy or his theories of medicine; spec. designating a blunt manner of speaking reminiscent of that attributed to Abernethy (now rare). ΚΠ 1819 Monthly Gaz. Health Aug. 214 The doctor's remarks on the Abernethian system..we have given in our biographical sketch of the founder. 1832 in St. Bartholomew's Hosp. Rep. (1868) 4 276 It was resolved that a society of the medical pupils of this Hospital be founded, and be called the ‘Abernethian Society’. 1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 Dec. 390/1 Sir Charles Scarborough, physician,..was obliged to reprove the then beautiful La Querouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, in the following Abernethian manner: ‘You must eat less, or use more exercise, or take physic, or be sick!’ 1873 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Sept. 579/2 Blunt Dr Sterling, with Abernethian bluffness of diction, told his noble patient that while so many sick persons craved his presence, he really could not spare the time to visit. 1925 Bull. N.Y. Acad. Med. Apr. 38 He affected the old Abernethian straight-from-the-shoulder manner. 1994 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. 16/2 In effect, Mary Shelley has followed the Abernethian ‘bad science’ of the experiment. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1819
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