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单词 obuncous
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obuncousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obuncus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin obuncus hook-shaped, hooked ( < ob- ob- prefix + uncus hooked, crooked, curved: see uncous adj.) + -ous suffix.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Very crooked.In addition to Blount, the term is recorded in Phillips (1658), Coles (1676), Ash (1775), and Maunder (1830).
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Obuncous, very crooked.
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Obuncous, very crooked; hooked. Maunder.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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