acrawladj.

Brit.

/əˈkrɔːl/, U.S.

/əˈkrɔl/,

/əˈkrɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, crawl v.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + crawl v.¹

In predicative use.

1. Of a place: crawling (with diminutive organisms, etc.: see crawl v.¹ 5).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abounding in or having abundance

fulleOE

ranka1250

broada1300

rifec1325

copiousa1387

wealthful ofa1400

plaina1450

heavy-ladenc1450

fluenta1592

onust1604

heavy1622

onusted1657

opulent1685

aflooda1729

rowtha1774

acrawl1830

lousy1843

awash1912

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 146 Mountain tops..a-crawl with insects, above a few acres of wet!

1923 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Dec. 73/1 The slime..seems acrawl with strange forms of life.

1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 111 And so at last entered a certain sea-cave acrawl with the living smells of lobster and shrimp, steaming with simmering oyster stew.

1995 C. Hiaasen in Miami Herald 29 June b1/1 Florida is acrawl with exotic beasts, some native and others that have escaped from collectors.

2. Of a person or animal: crawling (see crawl v.¹ 1a). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling

creepingc1000

go-by-ground?a1300

crawlinga1400

rampinga1500

reptile1607

humiserpent1641

reptant1670

reptitious1742

acrawl1834

1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 1003 Something a-crawl in the ditch.

1909 R. Sabatini St. Martin's Summer i. 14 He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrawl
释义	acrawladj. Brit. /əˈkrɔːl/, U.S. /əˈkrɔl/, /əˈkrɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, crawl v.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix³ + crawl v.¹ In predicative use. 1. Of a place: crawling (with diminutive organisms, etc.: see crawl v.¹ 5). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abounding in or having abundance fulleOE ranka1250 broada1300 rifec1325 copiousa1387 wealthful ofa1400 plaina1450 heavy-ladenc1450 fluenta1592 onust1604 heavy1622 onusted1657 opulent1685 aflooda1729 rowtha1774 acrawl1830 lousy1843 awash1912 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 146 Mountain tops..a-crawl with insects, above a few acres of wet! 1923 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Dec. 73/1 The slime..seems acrawl with strange forms of life. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 111 And so at last entered a certain sea-cave acrawl with the living smells of lobster and shrimp, steaming with simmering oyster stew. 1995 C. Hiaasen in Miami Herald 29 June b1/1 Florida is acrawl with exotic beasts, some native and others that have escaped from collectors. 2. Of a person or animal: crawling (see crawl v.¹ 1a). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling creepingc1000 go-by-ground?a1300 crawlinga1400 rampinga1500 reptile1607 humiserpent1641 reptant1670 reptitious1742 acrawl1834 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 1003 Something a-crawl in the ditch. 1909 R. Sabatini St. Martin's Summer i. 14 He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1830
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