quisquilianadj.

Brit.

/kwɪsˈkwɪlɪən/, U.S.

/kwɪsˈkwɪljən/,

/kwɪsˈkwɪliən/

Forms: 1600s quisquillian, 1600s– quisquilian.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin quisquiliae (feminine plural) waste matter, refuse, rubbish, a reduplicative formation of uncertain origin + -an suffix. Compare later quisquiliary adj., quisquilious adj.

Now rare.

Worthless, trivial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [adjective] > of the nature of

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quisquilian1648

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ruderous1657

quisquilious1827

rubbishly1828

shit1968

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1648 J. Church Divine warrant Infant-baptism vi. 49 A justification of the Quisquillian toys of the Papists.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 394 Miscreant quisquilian Scraps and Fragments.

1779 H. L. Thrale Diary 17 Apr. in Thraliana (1942) I. 381 There is however something trifling in his Character, something Quisquilian.

1864 Realm 8 June 2/3 An indifference to the bodily and spiritual interests of their fellow-men, which cannot be represented by sanguinary or quisquilian metaphors.

1997 Knoxville (Tennessee) News-Sentinel (Nexis) 15 Sept. a2 If someone called you an apogenous, bovaristic,..quisquilian,..yirning zoophyte..would you say ‘aw shucks!’ or ‘wanna fat lip?’

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

单词	quisquilian
释义	quisquilianadj. Brit. /kwɪsˈkwɪlɪən/, U.S. /kwɪsˈkwɪljən/, /kwɪsˈkwɪliən/ Forms: 1600s quisquillian, 1600s– quisquilian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quisquiliae , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin quisquiliae (feminine plural) waste matter, refuse, rubbish, a reduplicative formation of uncertain origin + -an suffix. Compare later quisquiliary adj., quisquilious adj. Now rare. Worthless, trivial. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [adjective] > of the nature of drastya1000 drossyc1420 rubbish1565 excremental1576 excrementuous1576 dreggy1593 draffy1624 quisquilian1648 quisquiliary1653 rossy1657 ruderous1657 quisquilious1827 rubbishly1828 shit1968 shite1987 1648 J. Church Divine warrant Infant-baptism vi. 49 A justification of the Quisquillian toys of the Papists. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 394 Miscreant quisquilian Scraps and Fragments. 1779 H. L. Thrale Diary 17 Apr. in Thraliana (1942) I. 381 There is however something trifling in his Character, something Quisquilian. 1864 Realm 8 June 2/3 An indifference to the bodily and spiritual interests of their fellow-men, which cannot be represented by sanguinary or quisquilian metaphors. 1997 Knoxville (Tennessee) News-Sentinel (Nexis) 15 Sept. a2 If someone called you an apogenous, bovaristic,..quisquilian,..yirning zoophyte..would you say ‘aw shucks!’ or ‘wanna fat lip?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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