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单词 absinthial
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absinthialadj.

Brit. /abˈsɪnθɪəl/, /əbˈsɪnθɪəl/, U.S. /æbˈsɪnθiəl/
Forms: 1500s absynthyall, 1800s– absinthial.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin absinthium , -al suffix1; absinthium n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: Originally < classical Latin absinthium absinthium n. + -al suffix1. In later use probably re-formed < absinthium n. + -al suffix1. Compare later absinthian adj.
literary and rare.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of wormwood; (figurative) bitter, harsh.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [adjective]
absinthialc1540
sage-leaved1822
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter
baskc1175
to do amerec1400
fell?c1425
gallyc1530
rhubarba1586
bitterish1605
acrimonious1617
acrid1633
rodent1633
absinthiana1635
gallish1648
acroamare1657
absinthiala1857
absinthine1862
c1540 Image Ipocrysy ii, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 426 Doctours that take all, By lawes absynthyall And labirynthyall.
a1857 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. 110 It was once called the Valley of Wormwood... Lo! the absinthial reputation vanishes—the valley smiles—is called, and made, Clairvaux, or Brightdale.
a1968 T. Merton Coll. Poems (1977) 182 No brimstone buries these absinthial silences Or purifies the poisoned sanctuary to a pile of ash.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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