单词 | praiseful |
释义 | praisefuladj.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective] loflyOE herewortha1225 praisablec1350 provablea1382 heryful1382 praisefulc1384 commendablec1386 lowablea1400 allowablec1400 meritable?1400 laudablec1420 thankworthy1421 lovablec1422 thankworth?1426 thanklewe1430 recommendable1477 meritoriousa1513 praiseworthya1538 apprisablec1540 plausible1561 praiseworth1591 applausive1605 allaudable1727 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) Dan. iii. 53 Blessid art thou in the holy temple of thi glorie, and thou aboue preiseful [a1425 L.V. aboue preisable; L. superlaudabilis]. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Lev. xix. 24 In the fourthe ȝeer al the fruyt of tho trees schal be halewid preiseful to the Lord. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 25 Mooued certainlye, by the praisefull deedes of their kinsemen. 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 15 If pittie praise-full in vnhelping men, In powerfull Kings, how glorious is it then? 1682 W. Dugdale Antient Usage 31 Although they be to be reverenced for their wisdom and praiseful actions, and had in honour answerable to their vertues and dignities. 1766 G. Canning tr. M. de Polignac Anti-Lucretius iii. 161 No narrow preference for their native soil Restrains these heroes in their praiseful toil. 1818 M. Lamb Salome in C. Lamb Wks. I. 47 The ruthless deed That did thy praiseful dance succeed. 2. Full of or abounding in praise; laudatory; eulogistic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adjective] praisefulc1595 dedicating1666 lauding1895 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxlvii, in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 248 With seemly pleasure what can more agree, then praisfull voice, and touch of tuned string? 1611 A. Lanyer Salue Deus Rex Iudæorum sig. A Pardon (Madame) though I do not write Those praisefull lines of that delightfull place, As you commaunded me. 1641 G. Wither (title) Halelviah or, Britans Second Remembrancer..in praisefull and Pœnitentiall Hymns. 1727 Necessity & Advantages of Closet Relig. 29 A praiseful frame of spirit will greatly credit religion, and render it engaging to observers. 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad 86 Had other wars my praiseful lips employ'd. 1824 C. M. Sedgwick Redwood II. xi. 51 In my view there can't be so praiseful a monument to the memory of a parent as a real good child. 1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 150 694 Strains of praiseful lore. 1934 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Mar. 1/7 Mr. Chamberlin..has taken a praiseful attitude toward the Administration's cancellation of the air-mail contracts. 1992 Chicago Tribune 12 Oct. i. 12/3 This is in reply to..a less than praiseful comment alluding to my condemnation-happy tactics. Derivatives ˈpraisefully adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adverb] praisinglyc1475 magnifically1555 applausefully1630 magnificently1630 eulogically1634 praisefully1651 applausively1741 commendably1747 eulogistically1831 laudatorily1847 commendatively1865 commendingly1876 extollingly1886 1651 G. Abbott Brief Notes Whole Bk. Psalms 29 Deliver me..That I may muster up all thy mercies and praisefully proclaim them in the publick assemblies of Sion. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. liv. 334 She must have..heard your uncle speak praisefully of a man he is said to be so intimate with. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxxiv. 375 The Levant Herald is too fond of speaking praisefully of Americans to be popular with the Sultan. 1994 Amer. Ethnol. 21 694 Their [sc. the essays'] tone is (if one will permit a rather clumsy oxymoron) praisefully critical. ˈpraisefulness n. now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > quality of being full of praise praisefulness1625 1625 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God 12 We must rest principally, with lowliest thoughts of most humble and heartiest praisefulnesse, at the Well-head of all our welfare, Iehoua. 1867 P. J. Bailey Universal Hymn 5 Holy, and with true praisefulness inspired. 1970 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 21 Sept. 3/6 It is a lovely maturity which shows itself in consistent praisefulness and peacefulness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1384 |
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