multiviousadj.

Brit.

/mʌlˈtɪvɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌməlˈtɪviəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multivius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin multivius having many ways (2nd cent. a.d.; < multi- multi- comb. form + via way: see via n.) + -ous suffix.

Now rare.

Having many ways; going or leading in many directions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > many

multivious1656

multidirectional1897

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Multivious, that hath many ways, manifold.

1850 D. Thomas Crisis of Being vi. 97 The sinner is often perplexed amidst the multivious and conflicting directions that are given.

1879 Appletons' Jrnl. Nov. 408/2 The young clerks..were dispersed, multivious, in quest of food.

1947 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Kist of Whistles 23 Such multivious falsity's the strongest power one sees In the world to-day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multivious
释义	multiviousadj. Brit. /mʌlˈtɪvɪəs/, U.S. /ˌməlˈtɪviəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multivius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin multivius having many ways (2nd cent. a.d.; < multi- multi- comb. form + via way: see via n.) + -ous suffix. Now rare. Having many ways; going or leading in many directions. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > many multivious1656 multidirectional1897 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Multivious, that hath many ways, manifold. 1850 D. Thomas Crisis of Being vi. 97 The sinner is often perplexed amidst the multivious and conflicting directions that are given. 1879 Appletons' Jrnl. Nov. 408/2 The young clerks..were dispersed, multivious, in quest of food. 1947 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Kist of Whistles 23 Such multivious falsity's the strongest power one sees In the world to-day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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