ovariousadj.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈvɛːrɪəs/, U.S.

/oʊˈvɛriəs/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin ōvum ovum n. + -arious suffix.

Now rare.

Of, relating to, or of the nature of an egg or eggs (chiefly in non-technical contexts).In quot. 1779: egg-laying, oviparous.

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oval1646

ovarious1730

oviferous1828

ovular1848

ovulary1848

ovuliferous1848

multiovular1849

multiovulate1857

ovigenous1872

moruloid1880

ovuligerous1888

ovoblastic1922

1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 166 Here the plain, harmless native..to the rocks Dire-clinging, gathers his ovarious food.

1779 A. Hewat Hist. Acct. Rise & Progress Colonies S. Carolina & Georgia I. ii. 84 The alligator..is perhaps the largest animal, except the crocodile in Africa, of the ovarious kind.

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 114 The ovarious state of their [sc. birds'] future offspring.

1865 Harper's Mag. Apr. 608/2 The number of eggs that we brought home was something quite unparalleled in the various and ovarious statistics of Pleasant Valley.

1884 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 185/2 A tray was placed before me on which were a cup of tea and a delicate piece of toast crowned with a poached egg... After a few days the pyramid on the plate was increased in altitude by the insertion of another slice of toast under the ovarious crown.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 14 June 6 The duo continue to pull in the kind of ratings that leave critics with large quantities of ovarious matter on their faces.

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

单词	ovarious
释义	ovariousadj. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈvɛːrɪəs/, U.S. /oʊˈvɛriəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōvum , -arious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ōvum ovum n. + -arious suffix. Now rare. Of, relating to, or of the nature of an egg or eggs (chiefly in non-technical contexts).In quot. 1779: egg-laying, oviparous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [adjective] > ovum oval1646 ovarious1730 oviferous1828 ovular1848 ovulary1848 ovuliferous1848 multiovular1849 multiovulate1857 ovigenous1872 moruloid1880 ovuligerous1888 ovoblastic1922 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 166 Here the plain, harmless native..to the rocks Dire-clinging, gathers his ovarious food. 1779 A. Hewat Hist. Acct. Rise & Progress Colonies S. Carolina & Georgia I. ii. 84 The alligator..is perhaps the largest animal, except the crocodile in Africa, of the ovarious kind. 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 114 The ovarious state of their [sc. birds'] future offspring. 1865 Harper's Mag. Apr. 608/2 The number of eggs that we brought home was something quite unparalleled in the various and ovarious statistics of Pleasant Valley. 1884 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 185/2 A tray was placed before me on which were a cup of tea and a delicate piece of toast crowned with a poached egg... After a few days the pyramid on the plate was increased in altitude by the insertion of another slice of toast under the ovarious crown. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 14 June 6 The duo continue to pull in the kind of ratings that leave critics with large quantities of ovarious matter on their faces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1730
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