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单词 methystic
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methysticadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μεθυστικός.
Etymology: < ancient Greek μεθυστικός, apparently < μεθυστής drunkard (although this is first attested only in Hellenistic Greek) ( < μεθύειν (see methysis n.) + -της , suffix forming agent nouns) + -ικός -ic suffix.The -σ- in μεθυστής is unetymological, although the form may be modelled on other agent nouns in -στης. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (mĭþi·stik) /mɪˈθɪstɪk/.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of or relating to drunkenness; intoxicating.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Methysticus,..methystic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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