单词 | predilective |
释义 | predilectiveadj. rare. Relating to, of the nature of, or showing a predilection. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] disposedc1430 affectuousc1441 affectioned1539 fond1548 affectionated1561 well-affectionate1567 affected1584 fancied1589 partial1621 predilective1790 1790 C. Hamilton Trans. during Reign Queen Anne Introd. 25 Anne Princess of Denmark, the eldest surviving sister of the attainted Prince, for whom she professed a predilective affection, peaceably ascended the throne. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 172 I see nothing impossible in such a personage taking advantage of your predilective imprudency. 1951 G. W. Allport Use of Personal Documents in Psychol. Sci. iii. xiii. 191 Such documents anchor a discipline in the bedrock of human experience, make the most of the predilective value of the single case in the normal process of human thought,..and aid in meeting..the three critical tests of science. 1973 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 12 141 If Mayer means to affirm the existence of a hierarchy of urgencies, from the predilective to the imperative, then he has as yet failed to specify the points and conditions of transition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1790 |
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