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单词 arsonical
释义

arsonicaladj.

Brit. /ɑːˈsɒnᵻkl/, U.S. /ɑrˈsɑnəkəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arson n.2, -ical suffix.
Etymology: < arson n.2 + -ical suffix.
That involves or commits arson.
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1837 Satirist 5 Mar. 492/3 An arsonical offence.
1883 Aberdeen Jrnl. 10 Dec. 3/3 You catch the arsonical party on his knees blowing up the blaze.
1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly viii. 251 He splashed about paraffin... ‘Looks pretty arsonical,’ he said.
1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Sept. 988/4 Justice..is also instrumental in the arsonical destruction of Telecom's manager's bungalow.
2011 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 26 June (Bk. Review section) 21 The discreetly arsonical Aunt Lily.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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