prevaricatoryadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈvarᵻkeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/priˈvɛrəˌkeɪdəri/,

/prəˈvɛrəˌkeɪdəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prevaricate v., -ory suffix².

Etymology: < prevaricate v. + -ory suffix²; compare -atory suffix². Compare post-classical Latin praevaricatorius characteristic of a sinner or transgressor (5th cent.), Middle French prevaricatoire neglectful of one's (legal) obligations (1531).

Characterized by prevarication; untruthful; evasive, equivocating.

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

1645 W. Stafford Question Disputed 17 Since man's first fal[l], there hath beene such a Prevaricatory condition in Mankinde.

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iii. 138 His fellows being examined..either refused to answer, or gave such ambiguous and prevaricatory answers, that some ingenuous Catholicks began to suspect that they fostered some treachery.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. i. 340 So pitifully are they put to it in their prevaricatory Expositions of the Oracles of God.

1755 J. Wesley Queries Proposed Count Zinzendorf 27 The whole Transaction of the Brethren with that Court, was tricking, shuffling and prevaricatory in the highest degree.

1812 Monthly Mag. 34 415 Exhibiting the disgrace of prevaricatory witnesses.

1899 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Sept. 1/5 Mr. Hoyes was not conscientious and..his remarks were prevaricatory.

1961 tr. K. Marx & F. Engels in T. J. Blakeley Soviet Scholasticism 118 The representatives of idealist philosophy hold a prevaricatory, anti-scientific position.

2003 Hindu (Nexis) 13 Oct. The disciplinary action committee, set up to inquire into the Kerala case, distinguished itself with a show of its prevaricatory skills.

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

单词	prevaricatory
释义	prevaricatoryadj. Brit. /prᵻˈvarᵻkeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /priˈvɛrəˌkeɪdəri/, /prəˈvɛrəˌkeɪdəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prevaricate v., -ory suffix². Etymology: < prevaricate v. + -ory suffix²; compare -atory suffix². Compare post-classical Latin praevaricatorius characteristic of a sinner or transgressor (5th cent.), Middle French prevaricatoire neglectful of one's (legal) obligations (1531). Characterized by prevarication; untruthful; evasive, equivocating. 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 1645 W. Stafford Question Disputed 17 Since man's first fal[l], there hath beene such a Prevaricatory condition in Mankinde. 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iii. 138 His fellows being examined..either refused to answer, or gave such ambiguous and prevaricatory answers, that some ingenuous Catholicks began to suspect that they fostered some treachery. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. i. 340 So pitifully are they put to it in their prevaricatory Expositions of the Oracles of God. 1755 J. Wesley Queries Proposed Count Zinzendorf 27 The whole Transaction of the Brethren with that Court, was tricking, shuffling and prevaricatory in the highest degree. 1812 Monthly Mag. 34 415 Exhibiting the disgrace of prevaricatory witnesses. 1899 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Sept. 1/5 Mr. Hoyes was not conscientious and..his remarks were prevaricatory. 1961 tr. K. Marx & F. Engels in T. J. Blakeley Soviet Scholasticism 118 The representatives of idealist philosophy hold a prevaricatory, anti-scientific position. 2003 Hindu (Nexis) 13 Oct. The disciplinary action committee, set up to inquire into the Kerala case, distinguished itself with a show of its prevaricatory skills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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