lavatorialadj.

Brit.

/ˌlavəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌlævəˈtɔriəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin lavatorius , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin lavatorius lavatory adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier lavatory adj.

†1. Of or relating to washing or laundry. Obsolete.Common in 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [adjective]

lavatory1620

lavatorial1828

lustrative1875

lavational1887

1828 London Mag. June 441 It was next to impossible for the linen of the shirt, the cambric of the neckcloth, and the marcella of the waistcoat, to be brought, by any degree of lavatorial skill, to exactly the same hue.

1839 Lady Lytton Cheveley (ed. 2) II. iv. 117 Three pair of cotton stockings..bearing very bilious symptoms of the lavatorial skill of Sally.

1898 Daily News 3 Sept. 3/1 The simplicity of the lavatorial arrangement could hardly be improved upon.

1901 Harper's Weekly 15 June 602/1 The floor of this lavatorial gem would not be tolerated in a third-class bath-house on the coast of New Jersey.

1920 Hardware World Feb. 127/1 What time have girls, after allowances for dolling up, the lavatorial marathons, the personal telephones, the idle chattings, to think of things to do?

a. Of or relating to toilets or to urination and defecation; resembling or reminiscent of a toilet or toilets.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective]

lavatoriala1907

a1907 ‘C. Bertram’ Magician in Many Lands (1911) iv. 16 There is good lavatorial convenience, and the windows of the carriages are large.

1974 Times 9 Nov. 10/4 The awful lavatorial embarrassment.

1977 Financial Times 19 Mar. 6 The ‘luxury’ cruise ship had a lavatorial smell.

2015 Evening Gaz. (Nexis) 10 Apr. 20 If there is any time for when clarity is key, it is when one is providing lavatorial facilities.

b. spec. Of architecture or decoration: of a style facetiously likened to, or considered to resemble that typical of public lavatories.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > other styles

florida1706

massive1723

rounded1757

round-arched1782

castellar1789

baronial1807

rational1813

English colonial1817

massy1817

transitional1817

Scottish Baronial1829

rococo1830

flamboyant1832

Scotch Baronial1833

Churrigueresque1845

Russo-Byzantine1845

soaring1849

trenchant1849

vernacular1857

Scots Baronial1864

baroque1867

Perp.1867

rayonnant1873

Dutch colonial1876

Neo-Grec1878

rococoesque1885

Richardsonian1887

federal1894

organic1896

confectionery1897

European-style1907

postmodern1916

Lutyens1921

modern1927

moderne1928

functionalist1930

Williamsburg1931

Colonial Revival1934

packing case1935

Corbusian1936

lavatorial1936

pseudish1938

Adamesque1942

rationalist1952

Miesian1956

open-planned1958

Lutyensesque1961

façade1962

Odeon1964

high-tech1979

Populuxe1986

1936 E. Eaton Summer Dust i. vii. 42 The newer movement, which demands that every rising young lawyer should furnish an appartement in the neo-lavatorial style.

1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water ii. 42 I had to pull down an absolutely shattering piece of Victorian lavatorial Gothic.

1974 A. Ross Bradford Business 63 Endless lavatorial town hall corridors.

2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 5 July 12 Burying hand-hewn fireplaces behind lavatorial tiles and electric false-flame fires.

c. Of conversation, humour, etc.: that centres on or makes reference to toilets and their use; crude. Cf. toilet humour n. at toilet n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective] > relating to lavatories

lavatorial1955

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > humorous or jesting > vulgarly

buffoonly1607

buffoon-like1611

buffoon1631

buffoonish1672

buffooning1718

balatronic1883

lavatorial1955

1955 Anthropologica No. 1 119 The expression of their rather Lavatorial sense of humour.

1969 Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 9/1 The words..are perfectly familiar, partly lavatorial, partly sexy, ranging in length from four to seven letters.

2009 P. Morgan Misadventures of Big Mouth Brit 390 I just can't see their extreme, crude, lewd, lavatorial humour working here.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lavatorial
释义	lavatorialadj. Brit. /ˌlavəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌlævəˈtɔriəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin lavatorius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin lavatorius lavatory adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier lavatory adj. †1. Of or relating to washing or laundry. Obsolete.Common in 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [adjective] lavatory1620 lavatorial1828 lustrative1875 lavational1887 1828 London Mag. June 441 It was next to impossible for the linen of the shirt, the cambric of the neckcloth, and the marcella of the waistcoat, to be brought, by any degree of lavatorial skill, to exactly the same hue. 1839 Lady Lytton Cheveley (ed. 2) II. iv. 117 Three pair of cotton stockings..bearing very bilious symptoms of the lavatorial skill of Sally. 1898 Daily News 3 Sept. 3/1 The simplicity of the lavatorial arrangement could hardly be improved upon. 1901 Harper's Weekly 15 June 602/1 The floor of this lavatorial gem would not be tolerated in a third-class bath-house on the coast of New Jersey. 1920 Hardware World Feb. 127/1 What time have girls, after allowances for dolling up, the lavatorial marathons, the personal telephones, the idle chattings, to think of things to do? 2. a. Of or relating to toilets or to urination and defecation; resembling or reminiscent of a toilet or toilets. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective] lavatoriala1907 a1907 ‘C. Bertram’ Magician in Many Lands (1911) iv. 16 There is good lavatorial convenience, and the windows of the carriages are large. 1974 Times 9 Nov. 10/4 The awful lavatorial embarrassment. 1977 Financial Times 19 Mar. 6 The ‘luxury’ cruise ship had a lavatorial smell. 2015 Evening Gaz. (Nexis) 10 Apr. 20 If there is any time for when clarity is key, it is when one is providing lavatorial facilities. b. spec. Of architecture or decoration: of a style facetiously likened to, or considered to resemble that typical of public lavatories. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > other styles florida1706 massive1723 rounded1757 round-arched1782 castellar1789 baronial1807 rational1813 English colonial1817 massy1817 transitional1817 Scottish Baronial1829 rococo1830 flamboyant1832 Scotch Baronial1833 Churrigueresque1845 Russo-Byzantine1845 soaring1849 trenchant1849 vernacular1857 Scots Baronial1864 baroque1867 Perp.1867 rayonnant1873 Dutch colonial1876 Neo-Grec1878 rococoesque1885 Richardsonian1887 federal1894 organic1896 confectionery1897 European-style1907 postmodern1916 Lutyens1921 modern1927 moderne1928 functionalist1930 Williamsburg1931 Colonial Revival1934 packing case1935 Corbusian1936 lavatorial1936 pseudish1938 Adamesque1942 rationalist1952 Miesian1956 open-planned1958 Lutyensesque1961 façade1962 Odeon1964 high-tech1979 Populuxe1986 1936 E. Eaton Summer Dust i. vii. 42 The newer movement, which demands that every rising young lawyer should furnish an appartement in the neo-lavatorial style. 1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water ii. 42 I had to pull down an absolutely shattering piece of Victorian lavatorial Gothic. 1974 A. Ross Bradford Business 63 Endless lavatorial town hall corridors. 2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 5 July 12 Burying hand-hewn fireplaces behind lavatorial tiles and electric false-flame fires. c. Of conversation, humour, etc.: that centres on or makes reference to toilets and their use; crude. Cf. toilet humour n. at toilet n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective] > relating to lavatories lavatorial1955 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > humorous or jesting > vulgarly buffoonly1607 buffoon-like1611 buffoon1631 buffoonish1672 buffooning1718 balatronic1883 lavatorial1955 1955 Anthropologica No. 1 119 The expression of their rather Lavatorial sense of humour. 1969 Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 9/1 The words..are perfectly familiar, partly lavatorial, partly sexy, ranging in length from four to seven letters. 2009 P. Morgan Misadventures of Big Mouth Brit 390 I just can't see their extreme, crude, lewd, lavatorial humour working here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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