acriousadj.

Brit.

/ˈeɪkrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈeɪkriəs/

Forms: 1600s– acrious, 1800s– acreous.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin ācris pungent (see acrid adj.) + -ous suffix; compare -ious suffix. Compare French âcre (see acrid adj.). Compare earlier acrid adj. and discussion at that entry. Compare also earlier acrimonious adj.Compare the following for (apparently isolated) adoption of the Latin word in unchanged form:1682 N. Grew Disc. Tasts in Plants vi. i. §21 in Anat. Plants 281 Acris, is also Compounded. For first, simply Hot, it is not; because there are many Hot Bodies, which are not Acria..Nor secondly, is it simply Pungent.With the form acreous compare -eous suffix.

Now rare.

= acrid adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [adjective]

bitter?c1225

sour?c1225

envenomedc1375

envenomousa1420

crabbed1565

gallish1595

verjuice1598

vinegar-tart1599

soury1647

acrid1681

acrious1682

sourish1688

embittered1694

subacid1760

verjuiced1836

acidulent1837

vinaigrous1837

vinegar1847

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soured1848

acerbic1853

acidulous1865

acerbate1869

acerbitous1870

snake-headed1920

sour-pussed1952

1682 Weekly Memorials for Ingenious (Faithorne & Kersey) 25 Sept. 238 Catharticks, and whatsoever is acrious, being hurtful.

1691 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 552 In the Gout the humour likewise is of a different Nature; sometimes Acid, or Saline, and sometimes Acrious.

1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 34 The Acrious Particles of which it consists.

1716 W. Oliver Pract. Diss. Bath-waters x. 128 The mucilaginous Juice that serves to moisten the Joints..is sometimes Acrious and Urent, and most frequently an Acid.

1734 W. Stukeley Of Gout ii. 59 Havers makes the matter of a Rheumatism or running gout acrious.

1830 Female's Encycl. 292/2 It is composed of two substances..serving for cement to unite those dry parts, whose connection in any body whatsoever is impossible, but by acrious humidity, without which the earthy parts would fall to dust.

1888 H. Baillon Nat. Hist. Plants VIII. 350 The Campanulaceæ proper..often have also their properties, owing to their richness in an acrious and narcotic latex; but its action is often diminished by the presence of a sweet mucilage.

1902 L. C. Strang Famous Actresses of Day in Amer. 2nd Ser. viii. 127 During the first act we saw her artful wheedling of the acrious Miss Crawley, her cutting wit and biting sarcasm, her premature snaring of Rawdon Crawley.

1904 J. Lane Émile Zola iii. 62 The acreous odour of its tanneries.

1959 D. Woolf Fade Out iv. 231 Thick, acreous dust muffled their laughter.

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

单词	acrious
释义	acriousadj. Brit. /ˈeɪkrɪəs/, U.S. /ˈeɪkriəs/ Forms: 1600s– acrious, 1800s– acreous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ācris , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ācris pungent (see acrid adj.) + -ous suffix; compare -ious suffix. Compare French âcre (see acrid adj.). Compare earlier acrid adj. and discussion at that entry. Compare also earlier acrimonious adj.Compare the following for (apparently isolated) adoption of the Latin word in unchanged form:1682 N. Grew Disc. Tasts in Plants vi. i. §21 in Anat. Plants 281 Acris, is also Compounded. For first, simply Hot, it is not; because there are many Hot Bodies, which are not Acria..Nor secondly, is it simply Pungent.With the form acreous compare -eous suffix. Now rare. = acrid adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [adjective] bitter?c1225 sour?c1225 envenomedc1375 envenomousa1420 crabbed1565 gallish1595 verjuice1598 vinegar-tart1599 soury1647 acrid1681 acrious1682 sourish1688 embittered1694 subacid1760 verjuiced1836 acidulent1837 vinaigrous1837 vinegar1847 vinegary1847 soured1848 acerbic1853 acidulous1865 acerbate1869 acerbitous1870 snake-headed1920 sour-pussed1952 1682 Weekly Memorials for Ingenious (Faithorne & Kersey) 25 Sept. 238 Catharticks, and whatsoever is acrious, being hurtful. 1691 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 552 In the Gout the humour likewise is of a different Nature; sometimes Acid, or Saline, and sometimes Acrious. 1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 34 The Acrious Particles of which it consists. 1716 W. Oliver Pract. Diss. Bath-waters x. 128 The mucilaginous Juice that serves to moisten the Joints..is sometimes Acrious and Urent, and most frequently an Acid. 1734 W. Stukeley Of Gout ii. 59 Havers makes the matter of a Rheumatism or running gout acrious. 1830 Female's Encycl. 292/2 It is composed of two substances..serving for cement to unite those dry parts, whose connection in any body whatsoever is impossible, but by acrious humidity, without which the earthy parts would fall to dust. 1888 H. Baillon Nat. Hist. Plants VIII. 350 The Campanulaceæ proper..often have also their properties, owing to their richness in an acrious and narcotic latex; but its action is often diminished by the presence of a sweet mucilage. 1902 L. C. Strang Famous Actresses of Day in Amer. 2nd Ser. viii. 127 During the first act we saw her artful wheedling of the acrious Miss Crawley, her cutting wit and biting sarcasm, her premature snaring of Rawdon Crawley. 1904 J. Lane Émile Zola iii. 62 The acreous odour of its tanneries. 1959 D. Woolf Fade Out iv. 231 Thick, acreous dust muffled their laughter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1682
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