ornamentaryadj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)əri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ornament n., -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: < ornament n. + -ary suffix¹. Compare classical Latin ōrnāmentārius holding the insignia of an office without the office itself, honorary (attested in inscriptions). Compare earlier ornamental adj.

rare.

Ornamental.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > ornamental or decorative

trinkery1582

ornamental1595

bedecking1598

exornatory1657

ornative1660

ornamentary1715

fancy1753

decorative1791

artistic1835

decoratory1889

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 332 Which might serve as a sort of Index supplementary, or as an Ornamentary Appendix to those Annals.

1977 Facts on File (Nexis) 19 Feb. 116 He described the legislature in its present state as an ‘incompetent, do-nothing, ornamentary’ body.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornamentary
释义	ornamentaryadj. Brit. /ˌɔːnəˈmɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)əri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ornament n., -ary suffix¹. Etymology: < ornament n. + -ary suffix¹. Compare classical Latin ōrnāmentārius holding the insignia of an office without the office itself, honorary (attested in inscriptions). Compare earlier ornamental adj. rare. Ornamental. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > ornamental or decorative trinkery1582 ornamental1595 bedecking1598 exornatory1657 ornative1660 ornamentary1715 fancy1753 decorative1791 artistic1835 decoratory1889 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 332 Which might serve as a sort of Index supplementary, or as an Ornamentary Appendix to those Annals. 1977 Facts on File (Nexis) 19 Feb. 116 He described the legislature in its present state as an ‘incompetent, do-nothing, ornamentary’ body. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1715
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