pussivantingadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpʊsᵻvantɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpʊsəˌvæn(t)ɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s poursuivanting, 1800s– pussivantin', 1800s– pussivanting, 1900s– puzzivantin'.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pussivant v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pussivant v. + -ing suffix².

rare (English regional (south-western)).

A. adj.

That fusses, intrudes, or causes a disturbance; interfering, meddling.

ΚΠ

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 45/2 Pussivanting, part., fussing; meddling. In the latter part of the seventeenth century the Poursuivants came into the county to search out all those entitled to bear arms.

1915 J. Galsworthy Bit o' Love i. 17 There's puzzivantin' folk as'll set an' gossip the feathers off an angel.

B. n.

Fussing, meddling; (also) ineffectual activity, pointless bustle.

ΚΠ

1888 ‘Q’ Astonishing Hist. Troy Town xvii. 203 ‘This 'ere pussivantin' may be relievin' to the mind, but I'm darned ef et can be good for shoe-leather.’ (Note: in the Fifteenth Century, so high was the spirit of the Trojan sea-captains,..that King Edward IV sent poursuivant after poursuivant to threaten his displeasure. The messengers had their ears slit for their pains; and ‘poursuivanting’ or ‘pussivanting’ survives as a term for ineffective bustle.)

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

单词	pussivanting
释义	pussivantingadj.n. Brit. /ˈpʊsᵻvantɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpʊsəˌvæn(t)ɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s poursuivanting, 1800s– pussivantin', 1800s– pussivanting, 1900s– puzzivantin'. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pussivant v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < pussivant v. + -ing suffix². rare (English regional (south-western)). A. adj. That fusses, intrudes, or causes a disturbance; interfering, meddling. ΚΠ 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 45/2 Pussivanting, part., fussing; meddling. In the latter part of the seventeenth century the Poursuivants came into the county to search out all those entitled to bear arms. 1915 J. Galsworthy Bit o' Love i. 17 There's puzzivantin' folk as'll set an' gossip the feathers off an angel. B. n. Fussing, meddling; (also) ineffectual activity, pointless bustle. ΚΠ 1888 ‘Q’ Astonishing Hist. Troy Town xvii. 203 ‘This 'ere pussivantin' may be relievin' to the mind, but I'm darned ef et can be good for shoe-leather.’ (Note: in the Fifteenth Century, so high was the spirit of the Trojan sea-captains,..that King Edward IV sent poursuivant after poursuivant to threaten his displeasure. The messengers had their ears slit for their pains; and ‘poursuivanting’ or ‘pussivanting’ survives as a term for ineffective bustle.) This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1880
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