Penelopeanadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˌnɛləˈpiːən/, U.S.

/pəˌnɛləˈpiən/

Forms: 1600s Penelopeian, 1800s– Penelopean.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Penelope , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Penelope (see Penelope n.) + -an suffix; compare -ean suffix. Compare classical Latin Pēnelopēus of or connected with Penelope.With the form Penelopeian compare the ancient Greek form of the name Πηνελόπεια (see Penelope n.).

Characteristic or reminiscent of Penelope (see Penelope n.).Esp. with allusion to her weaving or her delaying tactics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective]

tarryingc1386

delayous1469

oversettingc1485

dilator1503

tarrysome1513

lingeringa1547

deferringc1565

delaying1576

dilatory1581

driving1585

protractive1596

tarrowinga1598

delayful1600

protracting1600

cunctative1617

suspensivea1623

remorala1625

Penelopeana1627

demurrant1633

remorating1638

retarding1654

tardative1666

temporizing1801

procrastinative1824

tomorrowing1824

procrastinatory1839

postponing1852

cunctatory1862

cunctatious1864

traa dy liooar1878

suspensory1884

off-putting1894

a1627 A. Craig Pilgrime & Heremite (1631) sig. C3 To disgorge these griefs which make mee sigh and sob, Were for to weue a new Penelopeian webbe.

1837 T. L. Beddoes Let. 15 May in Wks. (1935) 666 And so I weave my Penelopean web, and rip it up again.

1903 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 590 The deliberate and Penelopean acts of many of his advisers.

1997 16th Cent. Jrnl. 28 584 The other metaphor, effectively woven by Du Bellay in an epigram ‘Ad lectorem,’ sexualizes French and Latin, making of the national tongue the poet's faithful and fertile Penelopean ‘wife.’

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

单词	penelopean
释义	Penelopeanadj. Brit. /pᵻˌnɛləˈpiːən/, U.S. /pəˌnɛləˈpiən/ Forms: 1600s Penelopeian, 1800s– Penelopean. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Penelope , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Penelope (see Penelope n.) + -an suffix; compare -ean suffix. Compare classical Latin Pēnelopēus of or connected with Penelope.With the form Penelopeian compare the ancient Greek form of the name Πηνελόπεια (see Penelope n.). Characteristic or reminiscent of Penelope (see Penelope n.).Esp. with allusion to her weaving or her delaying tactics. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] tarryingc1386 delayous1469 oversettingc1485 dilator1503 tarrysome1513 lingeringa1547 deferringc1565 delaying1576 dilatory1581 driving1585 protractive1596 tarrowinga1598 delayful1600 protracting1600 cunctative1617 suspensivea1623 remorala1625 Penelopeana1627 demurrant1633 remorating1638 retarding1654 tardative1666 temporizing1801 procrastinative1824 tomorrowing1824 procrastinatory1839 postponing1852 cunctatory1862 cunctatious1864 traa dy liooar1878 suspensory1884 off-putting1894 a1627 A. Craig Pilgrime & Heremite (1631) sig. C3 To disgorge these griefs which make mee sigh and sob, Were for to weue a new Penelopeian webbe. 1837 T. L. Beddoes Let. 15 May in Wks. (1935) 666 And so I weave my Penelopean web, and rip it up again. 1903 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 590 The deliberate and Penelopean acts of many of his advisers. 1997 16th Cent. Jrnl. 28 584 The other metaphor, effectively woven by Du Bellay in an epigram ‘Ad lectorem,’ sexualizes French and Latin, making of the national tongue the poet's faithful and fertile Penelopean ‘wife.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1627
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