† procerousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōcērus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōcērus tall, long (see procerus n.) + -ous suffix. In sense 2 after scientific Latin Proceri ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 246) and Proceres ( C. J. Sundevall Methodi naturalis avium disponendarum tentamen (1872) 151), former order names. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prosī^ə·rəs) /prəʊˈsɪərəs/.

Obsolete.

1. Tall, lofty, high; long; = procere adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 14 The procerous stature of it..twentie foot and sixe inches.

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells viii. 521 Thou seest likewise, how often, lofty Towers, eminent Buildings, and procerous Trees are blasted by Lightening, and torne by Thunder.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxi. 263 These Saint Bernard compares to Oakes and Elms, which are Great in bulk and of a procerous growth.

1673 R. Sherlock Mercurius Christianus 201 His majestick countenance is pale, his procerous armes are stiff and cold, his marble thighs hang down.

2. Zoology. Of or belonging to the former order Proceres or Proceri, which comprised the ratites (now divided among several orders). rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1890 Cent. Dict. Procerous... Belonging to the Proceres or Proceri.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	procerous
释义	† procerousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōcērus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōcērus tall, long (see procerus n.) + -ous suffix. In sense 2 after scientific Latin Proceri ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 246) and Proceres ( C. J. Sundevall Methodi naturalis avium disponendarum tentamen (1872) 151), former order names. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prosī^ə·rəs) /prəʊˈsɪərəs/. Obsolete. 1. Tall, lofty, high; long; = procere adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 14 The procerous stature of it..twentie foot and sixe inches. 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells viii. 521 Thou seest likewise, how often, lofty Towers, eminent Buildings, and procerous Trees are blasted by Lightening, and torne by Thunder. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxi. 263 These Saint Bernard compares to Oakes and Elms, which are Great in bulk and of a procerous growth. 1673 R. Sherlock Mercurius Christianus 201 His majestick countenance is pale, his procerous armes are stiff and cold, his marble thighs hang down. 2. Zoology. Of or belonging to the former order Proceres or Proceri, which comprised the ratites (now divided among several orders). rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Procerous... Belonging to the Proceres or Proceri. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1599
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