prestidigitaladj.

Brit.

/ˌprɛstᵻˈdɪdʒᵻtl/, U.S.

/ˌprɛstəˈdɪdʒᵻdl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prestidigitator n., prestidigitation n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < prestidigit- (in prestidigitator n., prestidigitation n.) + -al suffix¹, after digital adj. Compare slightly later prestidigitatory adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by prestidigitation or sleight of hand; light-fingered.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective]

juggling?1531

sleight1533

prestigious?1534

juggled1536

conjuring1552

legerdemain1576

prestigiatory1588

hocus-pocus1668

presto1826

prestidigital1856

prestidigitatory1860

prestidigitatorial1861

presto changeo1923

1856 C. Reade It is never too Late I. vi. 86 The two hands he gathered coin with were Meadows and Crawley. The first his honest hard-working hand—the second his three-fingered Jack his prestidigital hand.

1919 Washington Post 7 July 4/2 How pleasant, in the days gone by, To hear the barkeep's conversation, To call him George, and watch him ply His prestidigital vocation.

1952 Times 24 Dec. 9/3 The lion's share of the programme belongs to Mr. Murray, who can..reward the invigilators of his prestidigital feats with glasses of orange squash mysteriously concealed about his person.

1998 B. Cushman Rethinking New Deal Court vii. 126 Such a characterization of the Court's reconciliation of the conflict of rights was less than forthcoming; and Hughes' prestidigital performance was far from over.

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

单词	prestidigital
释义	prestidigitaladj. Brit. /ˌprɛstᵻˈdɪdʒᵻtl/, U.S. /ˌprɛstəˈdɪdʒᵻdl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prestidigitator n., prestidigitation n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < prestidigit- (in prestidigitator n., prestidigitation n.) + -al suffix¹, after digital adj. Compare slightly later prestidigitatory adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by prestidigitation or sleight of hand; light-fingered. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective] juggling?1531 sleight1533 prestigious?1534 juggled1536 conjuring1552 legerdemain1576 prestigiatory1588 hocus-pocus1668 presto1826 prestidigital1856 prestidigitatory1860 prestidigitatorial1861 presto changeo1923 1856 C. Reade It is never too Late I. vi. 86 The two hands he gathered coin with were Meadows and Crawley. The first his honest hard-working hand—the second his three-fingered Jack his prestidigital hand. 1919 Washington Post 7 July 4/2 How pleasant, in the days gone by, To hear the barkeep's conversation, To call him George, and watch him ply His prestidigital vocation. 1952 Times 24 Dec. 9/3 The lion's share of the programme belongs to Mr. Murray, who can..reward the invigilators of his prestidigital feats with glasses of orange squash mysteriously concealed about his person. 1998 B. Cushman Rethinking New Deal Court vii. 126 Such a characterization of the Court's reconciliation of the conflict of rights was less than forthcoming; and Hughes' prestidigital performance was far from over. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1856
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