† pabulousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pabulosus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pabulosus abounding in fodder (3rd–4th cent.) < classical Latin pābulum pabulum n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French pabuleux (of a country) rich in pasturage (1540). N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæ·biŭləs) /ˈpæbjʊləs/.

Obsolete. rare.

Yielding or abounding in pabulum; nourishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective]

nutritivec1540

fostering1568

foody?1611

pabulous1646

the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [adjective] > abounding in food

foodful1615

pabulous1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxi. 160 Wee doubt the common conceit, which affirmeth that aire is the pabulous supply of fire.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Pabulous.., affording aliment.

1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. 402 [Right Whales' food] is principally spawn of a pabulous nature, of a red and yellow hue, called by the fishermen brit.

1846 A. Spiers Gen. Eng. & French Dict. 417/2 Pabulous, alimentaire.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pabulous
释义	† pabulousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pabulosus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pabulosus abounding in fodder (3rd–4th cent.) < classical Latin pābulum pabulum n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French pabuleux (of a country) rich in pasturage (1540). N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæ·biŭləs) /ˈpæbjʊləs/. Obsolete. rare. Yielding or abounding in pabulum; nourishing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] nutritivec1540 fostering1568 foody?1611 pabulous1646 the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [adjective] > abounding in food foodful1615 pabulous1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxi. 160 Wee doubt the common conceit, which affirmeth that aire is the pabulous supply of fire. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Pabulous.., affording aliment. 1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. 402 [Right Whales' food] is principally spawn of a pabulous nature, of a red and yellow hue, called by the fishermen brit. 1846 A. Spiers Gen. Eng. & French Dict. 417/2 Pabulous, alimentaire.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1646
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