单词 | philogrobolize |
释义 | † philogrobolizeadj. humorous. Obsolete. rare. philogrobolized in one's brains: addled, stupefied. Cf. metagrobolize v. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > perplex, nonplus [phrase] to bring (drive, or put) to one's wit's end1377 to cast (also throw) a mist before a person's eyes?a1475 to set (also run) on ground1600 to make butter and cheese of1642 to put to the gaze1646 philogrobolized in one's brains1653 to strike all of (on) a heap1711 to blow, cast, throw stour in one's eyes1823 knot1860 to give (one) furiously to think1910 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. x. 69 One day they were thus at their wits end, all-to-be-dunced and philogrobolised in their braines [Fr. philogrobolizez du cerveau]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1653 |
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