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单词 nimrodical
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Nimrodicaladj.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nimrod , -ical suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Nimrod (see Nimrod n.) + -ical suffix. Compare earlier Nimrodian adj., and later Nimrodic adj.
Obsolete. rare.
= Nimrodian adj.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [adjective]
huntinga1340
Nimrodian1631
venatious1660
venaticala1666
sporting1679
gameful1704
Nimrodical1796
Nimrodic1816
venatory1837
theriomaniac1845
gamey1848
venatoriala1881
1796 Mod. Gulliver 79 Horsemen and all, in grand nimrodical display, entered the court.
?1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I I attended the lectures of these learned judges for two years..and practised the law, as a sort of Nimrodical lawyer, in my native land, for the term of two or three years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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