单词 | accidious |
释义 | accidiousadj. rare. Esp. of a person: characterized by slothfulness. Cf. accidie n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] > characterized by sloth or laziness accidiousa1400 slothfulc1400 truant1603 acedious1609 lazy1609 picktootha1726 siestose1845 soft1849 lotophagous1855 a1400 Pore Caitiff (Harl. 2335) f. 17, in Middle Eng. Dict. (at cited word) Þe accidious man haþ ydilnesse, sleuþe, & sleep for his god. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (at cited word) Accidious, slothful [printed ‘slothfulness’; definition at preceding word]. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Accidious (adj. from the Lat. but rather bombastic), slothful. 1884 E. B. Corbett in Academy 20 Dec. 408/1 You would have me sacrifice my last hold upon society in order to humour your accidious customs. 1912 S. Paget & J. M. C. Crum Francis Paget 136 Men who would not go there might..be thought..accidious. 2005 S. Wenzel tr. R. Rypon in R. Newhauser In Garden of Evil vii. 168 Many parents are accidious and gluttonous, and so are their children, for offspring commonly follow their parents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1400 |
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