adenoidaladj.

Brit.

/ˌadnˈɔɪdl/,

/ˌadᵻˈnɔɪdl/, U.S.

/ˌædnˈɔɪd(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adenoid adj., -al suffix¹; adenoid n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < adenoid adj. + -al suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < adenoid n. + -al suffix¹.

†1. Gland-like, glandiform; glandular. Cf. adenoid adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > [adjective]

kernelled1398

kernelly1398

glandulousc1400

adenose?1541

glandinous?1541

kernellish1543

adenous1655

glandular1668

glanduliferous1702

adenoid1813

glandiform1842

adenoidal1847

glanduligerous1857

interglandular1873

intraglandular1892

1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Adenoid, Adenoidal, in the form of a gland; glandiform: applied to the prostate glands.

1873 Statist. Rep. Health of Navy App. 170 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 333) XLVI. 1 The testicles being converted into solid adenoidal tissue without any trace of their original structure.

a. = adenoid adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1893 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 12 Oct. 374/1 These can be readily nipped off with adenoidal forceps.

1934 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Aug. 302/2 A third large group of cases showed adenoidal hypertrophy or infection.

1990 Jrnl. Otolaryngol. 19 282/2 The occurrence of primary adenoidal Hodgkin's disease in our patient supports the submission of adenoidal tissue for micropathological examination.

2010 R. A. Robinson Head & Neck Pathol. iii. 65/2 Recurrent inflammation may in part be responsible for the tonsillar and adenoidal hyperplasia that is seen.

b. Characteristic of, or attributed to, excessive enlargement of adenoids.Enlarged adenoids may obstruct the nasal passages, leading to stertorous breathing through the open mouth and a nasal quality of the voice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > other glandular disorders

Addisonian1885

adenoidal1894

polyendocrine1965

1894 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 107 591 A girl, fifteen years of age, of characteristic adenoidal expression, was found to have, in addition to her adenoids, a congenital osseous obliteration of the posterior nasal outlet of the left side.

1920 Cosmopolitan Oct. 58/2 The debilitative effects that adenoidal breathing might exercise over an entire constitution and mentality.

1934 J. Garland Road to Adolescence iii. 54 If the adenoid grows too large it may obstruct the air way, necessitating mouth breathing and causing the adenoidal expression so characteristic of this condition.

2007 J. M. Graham et al. Pediatric ENT xiv. 135/1 ‘Adenoidal facies’ has been defined as a long, thin face with malar hypoplasia, high-arched palate, narrow maxillary arch, and malocclusion. However, a direct causal relationship between nasal airway obstruction and abnormal craniofacial anatomy has not yet been established.

c. colloquial. Of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping; (depreciative) vacant.

ΚΠ

1918 Cosmopolitan Nov. 29/2 Whole rows of ladies, with the slightly open-mouthed, adenoidal expression of vicarious romance, sat forward in their chairs.

1958 Reading Teacher Oct. 16/2 The gifted child does not sit with an adenoidal look and glazed eyes staring into space.

1992 J. Burroway Cutting Stone vi. 52 The station platform was empty except for a cowboy with an adenoidal expression, hunkered down against the doorpost.

d. colloquial (usually somewhat depreciative). Of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality.

ΚΠ

1926 W. Hurlbut Bride of Lamb i. 13 She is twelve, anaemic, spindling, with an adenoidal voice.

a1966 M. Allingham Cargo of Eagles (1968) iv. 60 The adenoidal moan of the Mersey beat: ‘I wanna be your rave’.

1977 Time Out 17 June 51/1 His voice, once an adenoidal whine, has acquired a commanding confidence.

2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Oct. 25/2 ‘So I got a ticket and I went,’ Iqbal says flatly in his adenoidal Black Country accent.

3. Of a person: suffering from excessive enlargement of the adenoids; (colloquial) looking or sounding as if suffering from this condition; esp. having an open-mouthed or gaping expression; vacant-looking (cf. sense 2c).

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the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [adjective] > specific disorders

tongue-tied1530

scanning1881

word-deaf1883

word-blind1888

paragraphic1899

paraphasic1899

adenoidal1908

telegraphic1916

adenoidy1926

paragrammatic1956

logorrhœic1960

paragrammatical1962

logorrhœtic1965

1908 Pedagogical Seminary 15 165 Adenoidal patients even substitute back vowels for front vowels sometimes.

1921 W. D. Pelley Fog xvi. 169 The adenoidal boy spent his time out on the back platform clandestinely smoking cigarettes.

1925 ‘J. Sutherland’ Circle of Stars xvii. 167 The adenoidal young daily maid had gone.

1967 W. Golding Pyramid (1969) 152 A woman pale, adenoidal and gormless.

1985 L. Lochhead True Confessions 70 Yee..e..es, Melvin's annoyingly adenoidal but he has the Common Touch.

2000 K. Atkinson Emotionally Weird (2001) 223 She was accompanied by a hollow-eyed adenoidal girl—Lucy Lake.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adenoidal
释义	adenoidaladj. Brit. /ˌadnˈɔɪdl/, /ˌadᵻˈnɔɪdl/, U.S. /ˌædnˈɔɪd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adenoid adj., -al suffix¹; adenoid n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < adenoid adj. + -al suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < adenoid n. + -al suffix¹. †1. Gland-like, glandiform; glandular. Cf. adenoid adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > [adjective] kernelled1398 kernelly1398 glandulousc1400 adenose?1541 glandinous?1541 kernellish1543 adenous1655 glandular1668 glanduliferous1702 adenoid1813 glandiform1842 adenoidal1847 glanduligerous1857 interglandular1873 intraglandular1892 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Adenoid, Adenoidal, in the form of a gland; glandiform: applied to the prostate glands. 1873 Statist. Rep. Health of Navy App. 170 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 333) XLVI. 1 The testicles being converted into solid adenoidal tissue without any trace of their original structure. 2. a. = adenoid adj. 2. ΚΠ 1893 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 12 Oct. 374/1 These can be readily nipped off with adenoidal forceps. 1934 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Aug. 302/2 A third large group of cases showed adenoidal hypertrophy or infection. 1990 Jrnl. Otolaryngol. 19 282/2 The occurrence of primary adenoidal Hodgkin's disease in our patient supports the submission of adenoidal tissue for micropathological examination. 2010 R. A. Robinson Head & Neck Pathol. iii. 65/2 Recurrent inflammation may in part be responsible for the tonsillar and adenoidal hyperplasia that is seen. b. Characteristic of, or attributed to, excessive enlargement of adenoids.Enlarged adenoids may obstruct the nasal passages, leading to stertorous breathing through the open mouth and a nasal quality of the voice. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > other glandular disorders Addisonian1885 adenoidal1894 polyendocrine1965 1894 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 107 591 A girl, fifteen years of age, of characteristic adenoidal expression, was found to have, in addition to her adenoids, a congenital osseous obliteration of the posterior nasal outlet of the left side. 1920 Cosmopolitan Oct. 58/2 The debilitative effects that adenoidal breathing might exercise over an entire constitution and mentality. 1934 J. Garland Road to Adolescence iii. 54 If the adenoid grows too large it may obstruct the air way, necessitating mouth breathing and causing the adenoidal expression so characteristic of this condition. 2007 J. M. Graham et al. Pediatric ENT xiv. 135/1 ‘Adenoidal facies’ has been defined as a long, thin face with malar hypoplasia, high-arched palate, narrow maxillary arch, and malocclusion. However, a direct causal relationship between nasal airway obstruction and abnormal craniofacial anatomy has not yet been established. c. colloquial. Of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping; (depreciative) vacant. ΚΠ 1918 Cosmopolitan Nov. 29/2 Whole rows of ladies, with the slightly open-mouthed, adenoidal expression of vicarious romance, sat forward in their chairs. 1958 Reading Teacher Oct. 16/2 The gifted child does not sit with an adenoidal look and glazed eyes staring into space. 1992 J. Burroway Cutting Stone vi. 52 The station platform was empty except for a cowboy with an adenoidal expression, hunkered down against the doorpost. d. colloquial (usually somewhat depreciative). Of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality. ΚΠ 1926 W. Hurlbut Bride of Lamb i. 13 She is twelve, anaemic, spindling, with an adenoidal voice. a1966 M. Allingham Cargo of Eagles (1968) iv. 60 The adenoidal moan of the Mersey beat: ‘I wanna be your rave’. 1977 Time Out 17 June 51/1 His voice, once an adenoidal whine, has acquired a commanding confidence. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Oct. 25/2 ‘So I got a ticket and I went,’ Iqbal says flatly in his adenoidal Black Country accent. 3. Of a person: suffering from excessive enlargement of the adenoids; (colloquial) looking or sounding as if suffering from this condition; esp. having an open-mouthed or gaping expression; vacant-looking (cf. sense 2c). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [adjective] > specific disorders tongue-tied1530 scanning1881 word-deaf1883 word-blind1888 paragraphic1899 paraphasic1899 adenoidal1908 telegraphic1916 adenoidy1926 paragrammatic1956 logorrhœic1960 paragrammatical1962 logorrhœtic1965 1908 Pedagogical Seminary 15 165 Adenoidal patients even substitute back vowels for front vowels sometimes. 1921 W. D. Pelley Fog xvi. 169 The adenoidal boy spent his time out on the back platform clandestinely smoking cigarettes. 1925 ‘J. Sutherland’ Circle of Stars xvii. 167 The adenoidal young daily maid had gone. 1967 W. Golding Pyramid (1969) 152 A woman pale, adenoidal and gormless. 1985 L. Lochhead True Confessions 70 Yee..e..es, Melvin's annoyingly adenoidal but he has the Common Touch. 2000 K. Atkinson Emotionally Weird (2001) 223 She was accompanied by a hollow-eyed adenoidal girl—Lucy Lake. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1847
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