rich-richadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɪtʃˌrɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪtʃˈrɪtʃ/

Forms: see rich adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: rich adj.

Etymology: < rich adj. + rich adj., either expressing a degree of richness (i.e. with the first occurrence of the adjective modifying the second) or for emphatic effect.

A. adj.

Very rich; extremely rich.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > abounding in wealth (of places)

richlOE

rich-rich?1536

golden1797

?1536 R. Copland Hye Way to Spyttell Hous sig. A.ii^v Of these two estates there be four degrees A ryche ryche, a poore poore, a ryche poore also A poore ryche.

a1725 E. Taylor Dialogue between Justice & Mercy in Poet. Wks. (1939) 40 I to him will hold out in my hand The golden scepter of my Rich-Rich Grace.

1894 C. V. Jamison Toinette's Philip v. 22 The painter from the North who was ‘rich-rich’, as Seline said, had often stopped at her stand to buy a handful of pecans.

1946 R. P. Warren All King's Men ix. 381 Maybe I wouldn't be rich-rich, but I figured I was going to be rich in a nice genteel, Southern way.

1977 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 13 Apr. 14/3 Karl Lagerfeld always puts together a mouth-watering collection for Chloe (aiming towards those rich-rich women who buy from Valentino).

2007 L. Kleypas Mine till Midnight xviii. 264 Yes, Cam has proposed to me. And he's rich, Leo. Rich rich.

B. n.

A very rich person. Chiefly with the and plural agreement: very rich people collectively. Cf. super-rich n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > fabulously rich person

Crœsus1390

Rothschild1824

rich-rich1841

Vanderbilt1883

Rockefeller1893

Vanderbilter1975

bazillionaire1987

1841 Bentley's Misc. 9 105 The rich rich is 'appier than the poor rich.

1905 Leather Workers' Jrnl. Oct. 60/1 The rich rich—Those who have money as well as the other things.

1963 P. H. Johnson Night & Silence x. 58 Living with the rich-rich suited him right now.

1991 M. Sherraden Assets & Poor vii. 125 The middle-rich pay the most taxes, while the rich-rich..avoid taxation.

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

单词	rich-rich
释义	rich-richadj.n. Brit. /ˈrɪtʃˌrɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈrɪtʃˈrɪtʃ/ Forms: see rich adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: rich adj. Etymology: < rich adj. + rich adj., either expressing a degree of richness (i.e. with the first occurrence of the adjective modifying the second) or for emphatic effect. A. adj. Very rich; extremely rich. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > abounding in wealth (of places) richlOE rich-rich?1536 golden1797 ?1536 R. Copland Hye Way to Spyttell Hous sig. A.ii^v Of these two estates there be four degrees A ryche ryche, a poore poore, a ryche poore also A poore ryche. a1725 E. Taylor Dialogue between Justice & Mercy in Poet. Wks. (1939) 40 I to him will hold out in my hand The golden scepter of my Rich-Rich Grace. 1894 C. V. Jamison Toinette's Philip v. 22 The painter from the North who was ‘rich-rich’, as Seline said, had often stopped at her stand to buy a handful of pecans. 1946 R. P. Warren All King's Men ix. 381 Maybe I wouldn't be rich-rich, but I figured I was going to be rich in a nice genteel, Southern way. 1977 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 13 Apr. 14/3 Karl Lagerfeld always puts together a mouth-watering collection for Chloe (aiming towards those rich-rich women who buy from Valentino). 2007 L. Kleypas Mine till Midnight xviii. 264 Yes, Cam has proposed to me. And he's rich, Leo. Rich rich. B. n. A very rich person. Chiefly with the and plural agreement: very rich people collectively. Cf. super-rich n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > fabulously rich person Crœsus1390 Rothschild1824 rich-rich1841 Vanderbilt1883 Rockefeller1893 Vanderbilter1975 bazillionaire1987 1841 Bentley's Misc. 9 105 The rich rich is 'appier than the poor rich. 1905 Leather Workers' Jrnl. Oct. 60/1 The rich rich—Those who have money as well as the other things. 1963 P. H. Johnson Night & Silence x. 58 Living with the rich-rich suited him right now. 1991 M. Sherraden Assets & Poor vii. 125 The middle-rich pay the most taxes, while the rich-rich..avoid taxation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.?1536
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