ravishableadj.

Brit.

/ˈravᵻʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈrævəʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ravish v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < ravish v. + -able suffix.

Of a woman: liable to be ravished or raped; (also) sexually attractive (and often viewed in a predatory manner).In quot. a1654: (apparently) sexually mature.

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a1654 J. Richardson Choice Observ. & Explan. Old Test. (1655) Gen. xxxiii Dwelt at Succoth, and here most about six yeares, till Dinah was ravishable, and Jacobs sons able men to slay the Shechemites.

1771 H. Walpole Let. 24 Mar. in Corr. (1967) XXIII. 284 I had left..£270..under no guard but that of two maidens, whom lions you know will not touch, but are very ravishable by house-breakers.

1934 I. Brown Master Sanguine xv. 248 Picture to yourself this ravishable creature at large as the only woman in a world where men are men.

2002 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 3 Aug. h15 A far cry from the eminently ravishable nurses and countesses of traditional Harlequins, Red Dress girls have sex toys in their nightstands..and salty vocabularies.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ravishable
释义	ravishableadj. Brit. /ˈravᵻʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈrævəʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ravish v., -able suffix. Etymology: < ravish v. + -able suffix. Of a woman: liable to be ravished or raped; (also) sexually attractive (and often viewed in a predatory manner).In quot. a1654: (apparently) sexually mature. ΚΠ a1654 J. Richardson Choice Observ. & Explan. Old Test. (1655) Gen. xxxiii Dwelt at Succoth, and here most about six yeares, till Dinah was ravishable, and Jacobs sons able men to slay the Shechemites. 1771 H. Walpole Let. 24 Mar. in Corr. (1967) XXIII. 284 I had left..£270..under no guard but that of two maidens, whom lions you know will not touch, but are very ravishable by house-breakers. 1934 I. Brown Master Sanguine xv. 248 Picture to yourself this ravishable creature at large as the only woman in a world where men are men. 2002 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 3 Aug. h15 A far cry from the eminently ravishable nurses and countesses of traditional Harlequins, Red Dress girls have sex toys in their nightstands..and salty vocabularies. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1654
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