† modestiousadj.

Forms: 1500s modestiouse.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: modesty n., -ous suffix; Latin modestus , -ious suffix.

Etymology: Either < modesty n. + -ous suffix (compare -ious suffix), or < classical Latin modestus modest adj. + -ious suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Modest; sober or chaste in one's habits.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adjective]

well-itowenc1225

mannerlyc1400

pudic1490

pudicala1513

modestiousa1549

modest1550

pudent1558

delicate1634

pudibund1656

pudibundous1656

decent1734

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (?1555) ix. E.iij ^v The women be modestiouse & in the townes & church they couer them self.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	modestious
释义	† modestiousadj. Forms: 1500s modestiouse. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: modesty n., -ous suffix; Latin modestus , -ious suffix. Etymology: Either < modesty n. + -ous suffix (compare -ious suffix), or < classical Latin modestus modest adj. + -ious suffix. Obsolete. rare. Modest; sober or chaste in one's habits. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adjective] well-itowenc1225 mannerlyc1400 pudic1490 pudicala1513 modestiousa1549 modest1550 pudent1558 delicate1634 pudibund1656 pudibundous1656 decent1734 a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (?1555) ix. E.iij ^v The women be modestiouse & in the townes & church they couer them self. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.a1549
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