单词 | latitudinous |
释义 | latitudinousadj. 1. Characterized by latitude of interpretation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective] > of ideas, etc. slippery1584 lax1671 latitudinous1838 1838 J. C. Calhoun Wks. III. 223 These [impediments]..ought to be irresistible with all, except the latitudinous in construction. 1864 H. Greeley Amer. Conflict I. viii. 82 These were..accused of seeking its subversion through..latitudinous and unwarranted construction. 2. = latitudinal adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [adjective] > latitude latitudinal1778 latitudinous1906 1906 Westm. Gaz. 5 July 4/2 The race is not straight up to the limit of the earth's atmosphere and back again, but latitudinous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1838 |
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