单词 | progenial |
释义 | progenialadj. Of or relating to progeny. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 1664 J. Howell Προεδρια-Βασιλικη vi. 162 The Kingdome of Spain may glory to have had Kings of both the foresaid Nobilities, both Progenial derivd from their Predecessors, and Personal from their own Merit. a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. ii. 159 Whether immediately produced, without any progenial traduction or radiation,..is..the dispute. 1734 R. Tatersal Bricklayer's Misc. (ed. 2) 15 May Joys progenial grace the Princely Bed. 1737 Hist. Reg. Jan. 57 That this auspicious Morn may bear To his indulgent Sway Progenial Rounds of many a glorious Year. 1915 R. Pearl Modes Res. Genetics i. 19 The ancestral pencil converges upon the individual. The progenial pencil diverges from the individual. 2002 G. Obeyesekere Imagining Karma vi. 268 To better achieve spiritual ends one must move away from the progenial impulse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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