riddledadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈrɪdld/, U.S.

/ˈrɪd(ə)ld/

Forms: see riddle n.¹ and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riddle n.¹, -ed suffix²; riddle v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < riddle n.¹ + -ed suffix², and partly < riddle v.² + -ed suffix¹.

Made enigmatical; puzzling, obscure.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > made enigmatic

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c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xlix. 6 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 44 I will..ridled speech to tuned harp accord.

1696 J. Banks Cyrus Great iv. i. 35 She let her Words at random so disperse, That we too soon the Fatal Meaning knew, Through all their dark and ridled Sense.

1892 R. Le Gallienne Eng. Poems 29 Our hearts made answering Lightnings..through purple mists Of riddled speech.

1918 G. Frankau One of Them x. 76 ‘À vous le plein, Madame.’ Keen brains unravel The riddled sum. ‘Deux louis—soizante-dix [sic].’

2003 G. A. Love Pract. Ecocriticism vi. 138 Neither the geologic form nor the human counterpart seems to yield up its riddled meaning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

riddledadj.²

Brit.

/ˈrɪdld/, U.S.

/ˈrɪd(ə)ld/

Forms: see riddle v.¹ and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riddle v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < riddle v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. Passed through a riddle; sifted, sieved.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > sifting > [adjective] > sifted

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sifted1485

well-sifted1526

riddled1600

screened1665

sieved1971

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxii. 123 For to make them familiar and tame, giue them some honie or some little peeces of bread, afterward some Fetches..and sometimes wheat among the ridled scraps.

1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiners Director 245 This fine riddled Bark I exposed to the Frosts to mould, and reduce it to Earth.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 273 While the unwinnowed heap is becoming less,..the riddled one increases in bulk.

1891 Times 5 Oct. 4/4 Slacks can be bought at 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6d...and ordinary riddled nuts at 8s...per ton.

1912 R. H. Palmer Foundry Pract. iii. 32 The sand slid off gently into the flask, to avoid knocking the riddled sand away from the pattern.

1955 All about Pigs iii. 153 The floor can..consist of one part of cement to six parts of riddled ashes.

2005 A. K. Chakrabarti Casting Technol. & Cast Alloys ii. 25 This test is run by filling a specimen tube..with riddled sand.

a. Filled with holes, made esp. by bullets or other ammunition.

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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > cut or pierced

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pinked1608

punctured1672

riddled1785

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > full of holes

holey1398

sieve-like1605

windowed1608

open-waled1611

open1625

foraminous1626

windowya1631

honeycombed1633

foraminulous1664

cribrous1674

cribriform1741

riddled1785

cribrose1857

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > shot by bullets

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shot1837

bullet-swept1897

bullet-riddled1905

1785 ‘Palinurus’ Familiar Lett. xii. 120 He..brought his ship, crippled and riddled as she was, safe into Tinmouth-haven yesterday.

1810 Times 6 Feb. 2/1 The Junon, being completely ‘riddled’, cut up in her sails, yards, masts, and hull.

1862 Index (Boston) 25 Sept. He bore aloft the riddled flag of the 3rd Alabama.

1871 Daily News 14 Aug. The world at large associates it with long runs, riddled wickets [etc.].

1922 O. Wister Neighbors Henceforth xxi. 234 He who did not see, and can never now see..stretch after stretch of riddled earth.

1974 J. Grady Six Days of Condor 39 The thin man watched her riddled body slowly slide to the floor.

1997 S. Antal Wampum Denied iii. xii. 288 These riddled ships remained out of commission for the duration of the war.

b. As the second element in compounds: filled with holes by the thing specified; full of or afflicted with the thing specified.bullet-, rat-, worm-riddled: see first element.

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1836 Boston (Mass.) Pearl 13 Feb. 172/1 (heading) Shot-riddled walls and quill pop-guns.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. 62 The hole-riddled bank.

1899 H. Sutcliffe Shameless Wayne iii. 41 She trembled now to think that they had turned a want-wit..into the heart of the pathless and bog-riddled heath.

1918 R. A. Bennet Blond Beast xix. 202 What Thorpe saw under the shell-riddled roof of the House of God seemed a miracle.

1926 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 163/1 The car swerved into the campus, that green, summer-deserted pocket of peace in the little, dusty, traffic-riddled village.

1938 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 273 [He] is, without due respect, a cliché-riddled humbug and pie-fingering hack.

1984 J. Frame Angel at my Table (1987) vi. 49 Every room had its heap of borer gold dust constantly increased as each human footstep on the rotted floors sent its vibration to the borer-riddled ceiling.

2005 Arena May 22/4 The derision I pour upon my lactose-intolerant, allergy-riddled demi-vegetarian co-workers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riddled
释义	riddledadj.¹ Brit. /ˈrɪdld/, U.S. /ˈrɪd(ə)ld/ Forms: see riddle n.¹ and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riddle n.¹, -ed suffix²; riddle v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < riddle n.¹ + -ed suffix², and partly < riddle v.² + -ed suffix¹. Made enigmatical; puzzling, obscure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > made enigmatic riddledc1595 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xlix. 6 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 44 I will..ridled speech to tuned harp accord. 1696 J. Banks Cyrus Great iv. i. 35 She let her Words at random so disperse, That we too soon the Fatal Meaning knew, Through all their dark and ridled Sense. 1892 R. Le Gallienne Eng. Poems 29 Our hearts made answering Lightnings..through purple mists Of riddled speech. 1918 G. Frankau One of Them x. 76 ‘À vous le plein, Madame.’ Keen brains unravel The riddled sum. ‘Deux louis—soizante-dix [sic].’ 2003 G. A. Love Pract. Ecocriticism vi. 138 Neither the geologic form nor the human counterpart seems to yield up its riddled meaning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). riddledadj.² Brit. /ˈrɪdld/, U.S. /ˈrɪd(ə)ld/ Forms: see riddle v.¹ and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riddle v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < riddle v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. Passed through a riddle; sifted, sieved. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > sifting > [adjective] > sifted ybontydc1430 sifted1485 well-sifted1526 riddled1600 screened1665 sieved1971 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxii. 123 For to make them familiar and tame, giue them some honie or some little peeces of bread, afterward some Fetches..and sometimes wheat among the ridled scraps. 1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiners Director 245 This fine riddled Bark I exposed to the Frosts to mould, and reduce it to Earth. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 273 While the unwinnowed heap is becoming less,..the riddled one increases in bulk. 1891 Times 5 Oct. 4/4 Slacks can be bought at 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6d...and ordinary riddled nuts at 8s...per ton. 1912 R. H. Palmer Foundry Pract. iii. 32 The sand slid off gently into the flask, to avoid knocking the riddled sand away from the pattern. 1955 All about Pigs iii. 153 The floor can..consist of one part of cement to six parts of riddled ashes. 2005 A. K. Chakrabarti Casting Technol. & Cast Alloys ii. 25 This test is run by filling a specimen tube..with riddled sand. 2. a. Filled with holes, made esp. by bullets or other ammunition. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > cut or pierced woundedc1595 pinked1608 punctured1672 riddled1785 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > full of holes holey1398 sieve-like1605 windowed1608 open-waled1611 open1625 foraminous1626 windowya1631 honeycombed1633 foraminulous1664 cribrous1674 cribriform1741 riddled1785 cribrose1857 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > shot by bullets riddled1785 shot1837 bullet-swept1897 bullet-riddled1905 1785 ‘Palinurus’ Familiar Lett. xii. 120 He..brought his ship, crippled and riddled as she was, safe into Tinmouth-haven yesterday. 1810 Times 6 Feb. 2/1 The Junon, being completely ‘riddled’, cut up in her sails, yards, masts, and hull. 1862 Index (Boston) 25 Sept. He bore aloft the riddled flag of the 3rd Alabama. 1871 Daily News 14 Aug. The world at large associates it with long runs, riddled wickets [etc.]. 1922 O. Wister Neighbors Henceforth xxi. 234 He who did not see, and can never now see..stretch after stretch of riddled earth. 1974 J. Grady Six Days of Condor 39 The thin man watched her riddled body slowly slide to the floor. 1997 S. Antal Wampum Denied iii. xii. 288 These riddled ships remained out of commission for the duration of the war. b. As the second element in compounds: filled with holes by the thing specified; full of or afflicted with the thing specified.bullet-, rat-, worm-riddled: see first element. ΚΠ 1836 Boston (Mass.) Pearl 13 Feb. 172/1 (heading) Shot-riddled walls and quill pop-guns. 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. 62 The hole-riddled bank. 1899 H. Sutcliffe Shameless Wayne iii. 41 She trembled now to think that they had turned a want-wit..into the heart of the pathless and bog-riddled heath. 1918 R. A. Bennet Blond Beast xix. 202 What Thorpe saw under the shell-riddled roof of the House of God seemed a miracle. 1926 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 163/1 The car swerved into the campus, that green, summer-deserted pocket of peace in the little, dusty, traffic-riddled village. 1938 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 273 [He] is, without due respect, a cliché-riddled humbug and pie-fingering hack. 1984 J. Frame Angel at my Table (1987) vi. 49 Every room had its heap of borer gold dust constantly increased as each human footstep on the rotted floors sent its vibration to the borer-riddled ceiling. 2005 Arena May 22/4 The derision I pour upon my lactose-intolerant, allergy-riddled demi-vegetarian co-workers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹c1595adj.²1600
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