pedalianadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈdeɪlɪən/, U.S.

/pəˈdeɪlj(ə)n/,

/pəˈdeɪliən/

Forms: 1600s pedalean, 1800s– pedalian.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin pedālis measuring a foot, a foot long (see pedal adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier pedal adj.

Now rare.

†1. Of a foot long; (hence) of tedious length. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > prolix

tedious1412

prolix?a1475

prolixtc1485

longa1525

prolixious1577

long-winded1589

long-drawn1592

wire-drawn1603

long-breatheda1628

long-spun1633

pedalian1636

oblong1643

lacinious1648

long-lunged1660

lengthened1705

libertine1710

lengthy1759

incompendious1833

lengthsome1836

spun1869

lengtheninga1872

fine-drawn1888

1636 Soveraigne Antidote against Sabbatarian Errours sig. A4^v His Pedalean penne delivered us a Theologicall decision.

2. Chiefly humorous. Of or relating to a foot or feet. Cf. pedal adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective]

footeda1387

pedal1625

pedate1816

pedigerous1826

pedalian1830

podalic1839

1830 S. Maunder Dict. Eng. Lang. Pedalian, pertaining to the feet.

1893 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 531/1 I joined the procession and marched two or three miles, with no pedalian discomfort to admonish or check.

1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 19 Jan. 17 When boots became fashionable for women, we all slipped into these pedalian symbols of liberation as quickly as our shoehorns could help us to do so.

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

单词	pedalian
释义	pedalianadj. Brit. /pᵻˈdeɪlɪən/, U.S. /pəˈdeɪlj(ə)n/, /pəˈdeɪliən/ Forms: 1600s pedalean, 1800s– pedalian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pedālis , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin pedālis measuring a foot, a foot long (see pedal adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier pedal adj. Now rare. †1. Of a foot long; (hence) of tedious length. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > prolix tedious1412 prolix?a1475 prolixtc1485 longa1525 prolixious1577 long-winded1589 long-drawn1592 wire-drawn1603 long-breatheda1628 long-spun1633 pedalian1636 oblong1643 lacinious1648 long-lunged1660 lengthened1705 libertine1710 lengthy1759 incompendious1833 lengthsome1836 spun1869 lengtheninga1872 fine-drawn1888 1636 Soveraigne Antidote against Sabbatarian Errours sig. A4^v His Pedalean penne delivered us a Theologicall decision. 2. Chiefly humorous. Of or relating to a foot or feet. Cf. pedal adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective] footeda1387 pedal1625 pedate1816 pedigerous1826 pedalian1830 podalic1839 1830 S. Maunder Dict. Eng. Lang. Pedalian, pertaining to the feet. 1893 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 531/1 I joined the procession and marched two or three miles, with no pedalian discomfort to admonish or check. 1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 19 Jan. 17 When boots became fashionable for women, we all slipped into these pedalian symbols of liberation as quickly as our shoehorns could help us to do so. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1636
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