paroxysmalistn.
/ˌparəkˈsɪzml̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəkˈsɪzmələst/ Geology. rare.
= paroxysmist n.
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1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 149 A line of shoals, therefore, or reefs, consisting of shattered and dislocated rocks,..ought first to have been pointed out by the paroxysmalist.
1913 Man 13 166 The author is a ‘paroxysmalist’. He refuses to accept what happens in the present as a clue or key to what has happened in the past.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1833- shaggy spunk
- shaggy-bearded
- shaggy-bodied
- shaggy-chested
- shaggy-fleeced
- shaggy-footed
- shaggy-haired
- shaggy-headed
- shaggy-leaved
- shaggy-legged
- shaggy-throated
- shaggybearded
- shaggybodied
- shaggychested
- shaggyfleeced
- shaggyfooted
- shaggyhaired
- shaggyheaded
- shaggyleaved
- shaggylegged
- shaggythroated
- shaghair
- shaghaired
- shagheaded
- shaglet