prevaricativeadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈvarᵻkətɪv/, U.S.

/priˈvɛrəˌkeɪdɪv/,

/prəˈvɛrəˌkeɪdɪv/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: prevaricate v.; Latin praevāricāt- , praevāricārī , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < prevaricate v. or its etymon classical Latin praevāricāt-, past participial stem of praevāricārī + -ive suffix; compare -ative suffix.

Characterized by or tending to prevarication; untruthful; evasive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [adjective] > evading truth

prevaricating1608

prevaricatory1645

elusory1646

prevaricative1657

equivocating1707

paltering1821

understated1937

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective]

slipperc1000

hinderc1200

slidderya1250

covert1340

unwrast1393

slyc1440

slippery1555

fetching1570

shifting1581

as slippery as an eel1601

roundabout1608

corner-creeping1610

shuffling1616

prevaricatory1645

prevaricative1657

sliverly1674

whifflinga1680

sneak-pasty1681

slid1719

evasive1725

shauchling1755

shifty1837

slab-bridged1845

sneaky1861

pussy-footed1893

sidewinding1902

slithery1902

pussyfooting1926

1657 M. Hawke Killing is Murder & No Murder 38 The Impostors penalty..for his prevaricative and invective pamphlet.

1793 C. Dibdin Younger Brother III. vi. viii. 278 If we attack the rum squire, he will be peery and prevaricative.

1924 Iowa City (Iowa) Press Citizen 4 Nov. 4/4 The famous Winsted liar who sent out ridiculous dispatches to various metropolitan newspapers and which were printed because of their sheer prevaricative audacity.

1964 Statistician 14 63 Prevaricative analysis is a technique we all use to a greater or lesser extent, often without quite realizing what is happening.

2004 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Calendar section) 1 (headline) Jayson Blair tries to demonstrate progress in mending his prevaricative ways.

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

单词	prevaricative
释义	prevaricativeadj. Brit. /prᵻˈvarᵻkətɪv/, U.S. /priˈvɛrəˌkeɪdɪv/, /prəˈvɛrəˌkeɪdɪv/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: prevaricate v.; Latin praevāricāt- , praevāricārī , -ive suffix. Etymology: < prevaricate v. or its etymon classical Latin praevāricāt-, past participial stem of praevāricārī + -ive suffix; compare -ative suffix. Characterized by or tending to prevarication; untruthful; evasive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [adjective] > evading truth prevaricating1608 prevaricatory1645 elusory1646 prevaricative1657 equivocating1707 paltering1821 understated1937 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] slipperc1000 hinderc1200 slidderya1250 covert1340 unwrast1393 slyc1440 slippery1555 fetching1570 shifting1581 as slippery as an eel1601 roundabout1608 corner-creeping1610 shuffling1616 prevaricatory1645 prevaricative1657 sliverly1674 whifflinga1680 sneak-pasty1681 slid1719 evasive1725 shauchling1755 shifty1837 slab-bridged1845 sneaky1861 pussy-footed1893 sidewinding1902 slithery1902 pussyfooting1926 1657 M. Hawke Killing is Murder & No Murder 38 The Impostors penalty..for his prevaricative and invective pamphlet. 1793 C. Dibdin Younger Brother III. vi. viii. 278 If we attack the rum squire, he will be peery and prevaricative. 1924 Iowa City (Iowa) Press Citizen 4 Nov. 4/4 The famous Winsted liar who sent out ridiculous dispatches to various metropolitan newspapers and which were printed because of their sheer prevaricative audacity. 1964 Statistician 14 63 Prevaricative analysis is a technique we all use to a greater or lesser extent, often without quite realizing what is happening. 2004 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Calendar section) 1 (headline) Jayson Blair tries to demonstrate progress in mending his prevaricative ways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1657
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