† mopsicaladj.

Forms: 1600s mopsicall.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mops n.¹, mopsy n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: Probably < mops n.¹ or mopsy n. + -ical suffix.Blount Glossographia (1656) explains the word as ‘that cannot see well; Hence perhaps comes our phrase mop-ey'd ’ (see mope-eyed adj.). This explanation was copied by many later dictionaries. The following quot. probably shows a different word ( < English regional mopse , mopes ‘to mope’, apparently a variant of mope v.):1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words (at cited word) Mopsical, low-spirited, drooping, moping.

Obsolete. rare.

Perhaps: pettish; petulant like a spoiled child.

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1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. b1 Their Mopsicall humors being never satisfied, but in fancying themselves as Kings, and reigning with Christ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mopsical
释义	† mopsicaladj. Forms: 1600s mopsicall. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mops n.¹, mopsy n., -ical suffix. Etymology: Probably < mops n.¹ or mopsy n. + -ical suffix.Blount Glossographia (1656) explains the word as ‘that cannot see well; Hence perhaps comes our phrase mop-ey'd ’ (see mope-eyed adj.). This explanation was copied by many later dictionaries. The following quot. probably shows a different word ( < English regional mopse , mopes ‘to mope’, apparently a variant of mope v.):1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words (at cited word) Mopsical, low-spirited, drooping, moping. Obsolete. rare. Perhaps: pettish; petulant like a spoiled child. ΚΠ 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. b1 Their Mopsicall humors being never satisfied, but in fancying themselves as Kings, and reigning with Christ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1653
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