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单词 malgracious
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malgraciousadj.

Forms: Middle English malgracious, Middle English malgracyous, Middle English mangracious (transmission error); Scottish pre-1700 malgracieus, pre-1700 malgracieux, pre-1700 malgratious, pre-1700 malgratious.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French maugracieux, malgracieux.
Etymology: < Middle French maugracieux (1377), malgracieux (1379) < mal- mal- prefix + gracieux gracious adj. and adv.
Obsolete. rare.
a. Ill-favoured, ugly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective]
foulOE
uglyc1386
malgraciousa1393
unsightlya1400
loathc1400
ouglec1415
shrewdc1430
unsightyc1440
unwholesome?a1500
evil-favoured1530
ill-favoured1530
uglisome1530
huggeda1533
hard-favoureda1535
evil-liking1535
ill-favorited1579
stigmatical1589
stigmatic1597
sightlessa1616
hard-featured1638
grislya1681
bad-looking1757
unmackly1765
unfavourable1776
dissightly1777
eyesore1798
wavelled1886
spiderly1891
Plain Jane1912
hackit1985
a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 647 His [sc. Vulcanus'] figure, Bothe of visage and of stature, Is lothly and malgracious.
c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 106 A vile old oon, and mangracious [read maugracious; Fr. malgracieuse; v.r. maugracieuse] and hidous.
b. Ungracious, disobliging.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > ungracious or disobliging
uneasya1387
malgracious?1473
mensklessa1522
disgracious1598
ingracious1600
unobliging1645
disobliging1652
uncondescending1660
uncomplaisant1693
ungracious1745
unaccommodating1790
?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 33v The moo prayers that they made vnto Tytan, the more fonde they hym vncourtoys felon and malgracyous.
1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow i. 64 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 284 A malgratious millare A berward, a brawlar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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