niggledadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪɡld/, U.S.

/ˈnɪɡ(ə)ld/

Forms: 1800s– niggel't (English regional), 1800s– niggled.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: niggle v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < niggle v.² + -ed suffix¹.

†1. Fussy in style, fiddly, overworked. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > scrupulously careful or attentive to detail > characterized by scrupulous care > worked out in great detail > excessively

niggled1863

1863 Harper's Mag. Dec. 130/2 You feel that every point has been considered... On the other hand, nothing is niggled and coxcombical.

1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 207 They..are niggled little drawings, carefully worked up with the point.

1888 Art Jrnl. 2 61/2 Its careful but not niggled workmanship.

1893 Nation (N.Y.) 19 Jan. 47/1 His more finished designs..are hopelessly niggled.

2. colloquial. Annoyed, bothered; irritable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective]

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1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 66/2 Niggel't, bothered, annoyed.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 178 A short-tempered person is spoken of as being: catty.., grizzly, niggled or niggly.

1971 A. Price Alamut Ambush 6 He was mildly niggled that Maitland had found himself some other pressing engagement.

2001 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 14 Jan. I am still niggled about what happened at Williams.

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

单词	niggled
释义	niggledadj. Brit. /ˈnɪɡld/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡ(ə)ld/ Forms: 1800s– niggel't (English regional), 1800s– niggled. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: niggle v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < niggle v.² + -ed suffix¹. †1. Fussy in style, fiddly, overworked. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > scrupulously careful or attentive to detail > characterized by scrupulous care > worked out in great detail > excessively niggled1863 1863 Harper's Mag. Dec. 130/2 You feel that every point has been considered... On the other hand, nothing is niggled and coxcombical. 1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 207 They..are niggled little drawings, carefully worked up with the point. 1888 Art Jrnl. 2 61/2 Its careful but not niggled workmanship. 1893 Nation (N.Y.) 19 Jan. 47/1 His more finished designs..are hopelessly niggled. 2. colloquial. Annoyed, bothered; irritable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] ofgrameda1200 agrameda1300 irk1303 overthoughta1325 aggrievedc1330 annoyedc1330 noyfula1387 teena1400 vexed?c1425 annoyousa1450 angry1485 noyeda1500 irked1513 engrieved1591 exulceratec1592 galled1601 incommodate1622 exulcerated1640 ruffled1659 uncommoded1683 chagrin1706 exacerbated1727 chagrineda1754 vexatious1756 discommoded1773 pipped1797 roiled1818 riled1825 outraged1836 put-out1836 vex1843 niggled1878 narked1888 hacked1892 wired1904 peeved1908 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 66/2 Niggel't, bothered, annoyed. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 178 A short-tempered person is spoken of as being: catty.., grizzly, niggled or niggly. 1971 A. Price Alamut Ambush 6 He was mildly niggled that Maitland had found himself some other pressing engagement. 2001 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 14 Jan. I am still niggled about what happened at Williams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1863
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