pressiveadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɛsɪv/, U.S.

/ˈprɛsɪv/

Forms: 1600s pressiue, 1600s– pressive.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French pressif ; press v.¹, -ive suffix.

Etymology: Originally < French †pressif pressing, urgent (1549 in Middle French; apparently c1400 as pressis violent), impressive (1620 in the passage translated in quot. 1623 at sense 3) < presser press v.¹ + -if -ive suffix. In later use also directly < press v.¹ + -ive suffix. Compare earlier expressive adj., impressive adj., oppressive adj.

Now rare.

†1. Pressing, urgent; solicitous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > urgent

urgent1496

instant1585

pressing1609

rash1609

pressive1619

imperative1621

imperious1623

exigent1624

urging1647

emergent1706

high pressure1834

acute1846

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > urgent

urgent1496

thronga1525

crying1608

pressing1609

rash1609

pressive1619

urging1647

immergent1655

emergent1706

acute1846

1619 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Αρχαιο-πλουτος iii. ii. iii. 301/1 If the affairs are pressiue..each canton must aduertise his confederates, to be in readinesse for aduising (altogether) on that which is to bee done.

1680 S. Jeake Diary 28 June in R. Houlbrooke Eng. Family Life (1988) 36 She was very pressive for me to take my leave of her daughter that night.

a1746 M. Leapor Poems 41 The slighted Infant too resign'd its Breath, And sought its Refuge in the Arms of Death. Now pressive Want induc'd the longing Swain.

†2. Oppressive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > [adjective] > oppressive

pressive1623

1623 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VII. O.T. xviii. 15 How did hee make siluer to be in Ierusalem as stones, if the exactions were so pressiue?

1733 M. Masters Poems Several Occasions 92 Of Guilt and Shame remove the pressive Load.

1883 E. Martin Leo's Poet. Wks. 180 And pressive is the ambient stillness, Like pensive reverie locked in silence.

†3. Impressive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep

sensiblea1393

solemnc1400

forcible1573

powerful1588

pressive1623

effectual1662

knock-down1690

impressive1775

imposing1783

effective1790

telling1819

home-coming1848

compelling1901

awesome1916

impactive1934

dynamite1942

fuck-off1962

1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood ii. xiii. 213 These are the most pregnant and pressiue [Fr. pressifs] passages.

†4. Characterized by physical pressure or pressing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [adjective] > of or relating to pressure > exerting pressure

bearingOE

incumbent1660

gravitating1719

pressive1834

1834 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) I. 133 From the pressive violence of the action, it has also been highly beneficial in many cases of obstruction.

1886 D. Maguire Art of Massage 10 Give pressive movements to the several joints.

1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 129-4 Smaller doses [of the root of this plant] cause confusion and vertigo, pressive headaches, dimness of vision [etc.].

5. Psychology. Relating to or of the nature of environmental press (press n.¹ 9).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > stimulus-response > stimulus > [adjective] > environmental

pressive1938

1938 H. A. Murray Explorations in Personality ii. 96 In emotional action it is the sudden, close, pressive situation that seems to ‘do the work’ by releasing energy in the motor centres of the interbrain.

1952 G. W. Schaffer & R. S. Lazarus Fund. Concepts Clin. Psychol. vi. 183 The way a stimulus is perceived determines its pressive nature for the person.

2000 L. Nahemow in R. L. Rubinstein et al. Many Dimensions of Aging ii. 30 In Murray's scheme, fear of crime would definitely be considered pressive, while convenient amenities might prove to be simply inert.

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

单词	pressive
释义	pressiveadj. Brit. /ˈprɛsɪv/, U.S. /ˈprɛsɪv/ Forms: 1600s pressiue, 1600s– pressive. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French pressif ; press v.¹, -ive suffix. Etymology: Originally < French †pressif pressing, urgent (1549 in Middle French; apparently c1400 as pressis violent), impressive (1620 in the passage translated in quot. 1623 at sense 3) < presser press v.¹ + -if -ive suffix. In later use also directly < press v.¹ + -ive suffix. Compare earlier expressive adj., impressive adj., oppressive adj. Now rare. †1. Pressing, urgent; solicitous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > urgent urgent1496 instant1585 pressing1609 rash1609 pressive1619 imperative1621 imperious1623 exigent1624 urging1647 emergent1706 high pressure1834 acute1846 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > urgent urgent1496 thronga1525 crying1608 pressing1609 rash1609 pressive1619 urging1647 immergent1655 emergent1706 acute1846 1619 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Αρχαιο-πλουτος iii. ii. iii. 301/1 If the affairs are pressiue..each canton must aduertise his confederates, to be in readinesse for aduising (altogether) on that which is to bee done. 1680 S. Jeake Diary 28 June in R. Houlbrooke Eng. Family Life (1988) 36 She was very pressive for me to take my leave of her daughter that night. a1746 M. Leapor Poems 41 The slighted Infant too resign'd its Breath, And sought its Refuge in the Arms of Death. Now pressive Want induc'd the longing Swain. †2. Oppressive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > [adjective] > oppressive pressive1623 1623 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VII. O.T. xviii. 15 How did hee make siluer to be in Ierusalem as stones, if the exactions were so pressiue? 1733 M. Masters Poems Several Occasions 92 Of Guilt and Shame remove the pressive Load. 1883 E. Martin Leo's Poet. Wks. 180 And pressive is the ambient stillness, Like pensive reverie locked in silence. †3. Impressive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep sensiblea1393 solemnc1400 forcible1573 powerful1588 pressive1623 effectual1662 knock-down1690 impressive1775 imposing1783 effective1790 telling1819 home-coming1848 compelling1901 awesome1916 impactive1934 dynamite1942 fuck-off1962 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood ii. xiii. 213 These are the most pregnant and pressiue [Fr. pressifs] passages. †4. Characterized by physical pressure or pressing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [adjective] > of or relating to pressure > exerting pressure bearingOE incumbent1660 gravitating1719 pressive1834 1834 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) I. 133 From the pressive violence of the action, it has also been highly beneficial in many cases of obstruction. 1886 D. Maguire Art of Massage 10 Give pressive movements to the several joints. 1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 129-4 Smaller doses [of the root of this plant] cause confusion and vertigo, pressive headaches, dimness of vision [etc.]. 5. Psychology. Relating to or of the nature of environmental press (press n.¹ 9). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > stimulus-response > stimulus > [adjective] > environmental pressive1938 1938 H. A. Murray Explorations in Personality ii. 96 In emotional action it is the sudden, close, pressive situation that seems to ‘do the work’ by releasing energy in the motor centres of the interbrain. 1952 G. W. Schaffer & R. S. Lazarus Fund. Concepts Clin. Psychol. vi. 183 The way a stimulus is perceived determines its pressive nature for the person. 2000 L. Nahemow in R. L. Rubinstein et al. Many Dimensions of Aging ii. 30 In Murray's scheme, fear of crime would definitely be considered pressive, while convenient amenities might prove to be simply inert. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1619
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