Mephistophelianadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛfᵻstəˈfiːlɪən/,

/mᵻˌfɪstəˈfiːlɪən/,

/mɛfᵻˌstɒfᵻˈliːən/, U.S.

/məˌfɪstəˈfiliən/,

/məˌfɪstəˈfiljən/,

/ˈˌmɛfəstɑfəˈliən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < the name of Mephistopheles (see Mephistopheles n.) + -ian suffix. Compare Mephistophelean adj.

= Mephistophelean adj.

ΚΠ

1829 Lion 13 Mar. 336 Filled with Mephistophelian fires, I see how [etc.].

1853 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) I. 307 I am very hard and Mephistophelian just now.

1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 6 Its transience, its breath, its maybe mephistophelian, maybe palely ophelian face.

1958 P. Kemp No Colours or Crest (1960) i. 10 A high, bald forehead above a plump and florid face and a carefully trimmed Mephistophelian moustache.

1990 New Jersey Oct. 60/2 A Mephistophelian chuckle, a basso profundo mix of puckishness and worldweariness.

2007 J. Morrow & K. Morrow SFWA European Hall of Fame 273 A wry smile, a Mephistophelian goatee, and erudite spectacles.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mephistophelian
释义	Mephistophelianadj. Brit. /ˌmɛfᵻstəˈfiːlɪən/, /mᵻˌfɪstəˈfiːlɪən/, /mɛfᵻˌstɒfᵻˈliːən/, U.S. /məˌfɪstəˈfiliən/, /məˌfɪstəˈfiljən/, /ˈˌmɛfəstɑfəˈliən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mephistopheles , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mephistopheles (see Mephistopheles n.) + -ian suffix. Compare Mephistophelean adj. = Mephistophelean adj. ΚΠ 1829 Lion 13 Mar. 336 Filled with Mephistophelian fires, I see how [etc.]. 1853 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) I. 307 I am very hard and Mephistophelian just now. 1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 6 Its transience, its breath, its maybe mephistophelian, maybe palely ophelian face. 1958 P. Kemp No Colours or Crest (1960) i. 10 A high, bald forehead above a plump and florid face and a carefully trimmed Mephistophelian moustache. 1990 New Jersey Oct. 60/2 A Mephistophelian chuckle, a basso profundo mix of puckishness and worldweariness. 2007 J. Morrow & K. Morrow SFWA European Hall of Fame 273 A wry smile, a Mephistophelian goatee, and erudite spectacles. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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