prelusiveadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈl(j)uːsɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈlusɪv/,

/priˈlusɪv/

Forms: 1600s prelusiue, 1600s– prelusive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praelūs- , praelūdere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin praelūs-, past participial stem of praelūdere prelude v. + -ive suffix. Compare French prélusif (1624, rare). Compare earlier prelusion n. and preludiately adv.

Of the nature of, or serving as, a prelude; preliminary; introductory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > preliminary or introductory

preparatory1442

proemial1447

isagogicala1529

liminary1603

inducing1605

prelusive1605

preambling1608

prefatory?c1622

ushering1628

preambulary1630

inductory1632

introductive1638

prelusory1638

preambulous1646

preambular1647

preludial1647

preliminary1650

prefacive1651

preludious1651

introitory1652

prodromous1652

introductory1660

superliminary1675

exordiala1682

prodrome1682

prodromal1716

premisory1844

prefatiala1848

inductive1868

prolusory1868

inleading1889

prodromic1891

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Dd1^v This Monarchy before it was to settle in your Maiestie, and your generations..had these prelusiue changes and varieties.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 12 The Clouds..softly shaking on the dimply Pool Prelusive Drops.

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 240 Charles, after a very short prelusive dalliance..laid the broad treasures of his manly chest close to my bosom!

1790 M. W. Otis Poems 230 Angel guards to watch his fate were given Prelusive dreams anticipated heaven.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xv. 241 Hepzibah involuntarily thought of the ghostly harmonies prelusive of death in the family, which were attributed to the legendary Alice.

1895 S. D. F. Salmond Christian Doctr. Immortality iii. ii. 300 Christ speaks of His return as intimated by certain prelusive tokens.

1921 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 31 205 Hence it follows..that Shaftesbury's work is entirely prelusive to Schiller's.

1960 Phylon 21 112 When such works as these are joined to a small group of writings from several previous years, they may form a kind of proemial or prelusive anthology of genuine creativity in progress.

2004 Palm Beach Post (Florida) (Nexis) 8 July 1 c The prelusive drumroll..lasted for more than 11 months.

Derivatives

preˈlusively adv. in a prelusive manner; by way of prelude.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adverb] > as a preliminary or introduction

preludiately1593

preludiously1662

preliminary1676

prodromatically1716

preliminarily1721

prefatorily1740

prelusively1833

introductorily1846

proemially1898

preludingly1932

1833 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 34 451 He has but been prelusively flourishing his tool.

1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. ix. 160 A tradition, or whatever it was, that had flowered prelusively in the Princess herself.

1997 D. Robillard Melville & Visual Arts v. 151 The ninth canto approaches the subject prelusively by evoking monasteries in a great range of other places and times.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prelusive
释义	prelusiveadj. Brit. /prᵻˈl(j)uːsɪv/, U.S. /prəˈlusɪv/, /priˈlusɪv/ Forms: 1600s prelusiue, 1600s– prelusive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praelūs- , praelūdere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin praelūs-, past participial stem of praelūdere prelude v. + -ive suffix. Compare French prélusif (1624, rare). Compare earlier prelusion n. and preludiately adv. Of the nature of, or serving as, a prelude; preliminary; introductory. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > preliminary or introductory preparatory1442 proemial1447 isagogicala1529 liminary1603 inducing1605 prelusive1605 preambling1608 prefatory?c1622 ushering1628 preambulary1630 inductory1632 introductive1638 prelusory1638 preambulous1646 preambular1647 preludial1647 preliminary1650 prefacive1651 preludious1651 introitory1652 prodromous1652 introductory1660 superliminary1675 exordiala1682 prodrome1682 prodromal1716 premisory1844 prefatiala1848 inductive1868 prolusory1868 inleading1889 prodromic1891 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Dd1^v This Monarchy before it was to settle in your Maiestie, and your generations..had these prelusiue changes and varieties. View more context for this quotation 1728 J. Thomson Spring 12 The Clouds..softly shaking on the dimply Pool Prelusive Drops. 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 240 Charles, after a very short prelusive dalliance..laid the broad treasures of his manly chest close to my bosom! 1790 M. W. Otis Poems 230 Angel guards to watch his fate were given Prelusive dreams anticipated heaven. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xv. 241 Hepzibah involuntarily thought of the ghostly harmonies prelusive of death in the family, which were attributed to the legendary Alice. 1895 S. D. F. Salmond Christian Doctr. Immortality iii. ii. 300 Christ speaks of His return as intimated by certain prelusive tokens. 1921 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 31 205 Hence it follows..that Shaftesbury's work is entirely prelusive to Schiller's. 1960 Phylon 21 112 When such works as these are joined to a small group of writings from several previous years, they may form a kind of proemial or prelusive anthology of genuine creativity in progress. 2004 Palm Beach Post (Florida) (Nexis) 8 July 1 c The prelusive drumroll..lasted for more than 11 months. Derivatives preˈlusively adv. in a prelusive manner; by way of prelude. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adverb] > as a preliminary or introduction preludiately1593 preludiously1662 preliminary1676 prodromatically1716 preliminarily1721 prefatorily1740 prelusively1833 introductorily1846 proemially1898 preludingly1932 1833 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 34 451 He has but been prelusively flourishing his tool. 1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. ix. 160 A tradition, or whatever it was, that had flowered prelusively in the Princess herself. 1997 D. Robillard Melville & Visual Arts v. 151 The ninth canto approaches the subject prelusively by evoking monasteries in a great range of other places and times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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