roadworthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdˌwəːði/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌwərði/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., -worthy comb. form.

Etymology: < road n. + -worthy comb. form.

a. Of a vehicle, a tyre, etc.: fit to be used on public roads; in a good condition; characterized by this.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > suitable for use on roads

roadworthy1818

roadable1908

1818 H. Sass Journey Rome & Naples vii. 89 The post-master who sold it [sc. a carriage] to us..had pronounced it road-worthy.

1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 318/2 A coach-proprietor is bound by law to take care that his coach, harness, and horses are roadworthy.

1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 59 Some tolerably roadworthy vehicles.

1922 Corpus Juris XXIX. 663/1 Due care must be exercised to keep a vehicle in a roadworthy condition.

1947 Life 18 Aug. 2 It's a broader, more road-worthy tread that puts more rubber in actual contact with the highway.

1961 Mod. Law Rev. 24 648 The subject of the proceedings was an unusable car which was neither safe nor roadworthy.

2000 S. Andrews Eye for Gold (2001) xxii. 181 My truck was waiting for me, its brakes once again roadworthy.

b. Of persons: well enough to travel; fit to drive or be in charge of a vehicle on a public road. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > able to travel

roadworthy1858

1858 T. Carlyle Let. 14 Sept. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xxiv. 224 Poor Neuberg..hopes to be roadworthy to-morrow again.

1862 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 107 In a few days I hope to be..road-worthy.

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Nov. 4/1 The father, decrepit and no longer roadworthy, must be made to surrender the car keys to the son.

2. figurative. Reliable; effective; functional.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective]

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1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. iv. 251 It was..probably a workmanlike, roadworthy Constitution enough.

1973 Leonardo 6 107/2 It would appear to be as pointless a requirement as that the key to the Pentagon should have five wards or that bus time-tables should be roadworthy.

2009 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 8 Feb. 59 The Wales full-back has admitted that it took him a while to become roadworthy as the last line of defence for his country.

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

单词	roadworthy
释义	roadworthyadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊdˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌwərði/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., -worthy comb. form. Etymology: < road n. + -worthy comb. form. 1. a. Of a vehicle, a tyre, etc.: fit to be used on public roads; in a good condition; characterized by this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > suitable for use on roads roadworthy1818 roadable1908 1818 H. Sass Journey Rome & Naples vii. 89 The post-master who sold it [sc. a carriage] to us..had pronounced it road-worthy. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 318/2 A coach-proprietor is bound by law to take care that his coach, harness, and horses are roadworthy. 1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 59 Some tolerably roadworthy vehicles. 1922 Corpus Juris XXIX. 663/1 Due care must be exercised to keep a vehicle in a roadworthy condition. 1947 Life 18 Aug. 2 It's a broader, more road-worthy tread that puts more rubber in actual contact with the highway. 1961 Mod. Law Rev. 24 648 The subject of the proceedings was an unusable car which was neither safe nor roadworthy. 2000 S. Andrews Eye for Gold (2001) xxii. 181 My truck was waiting for me, its brakes once again roadworthy. b. Of persons: well enough to travel; fit to drive or be in charge of a vehicle on a public road. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > able to travel roadworthy1858 1858 T. Carlyle Let. 14 Sept. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xxiv. 224 Poor Neuberg..hopes to be roadworthy to-morrow again. 1862 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 107 In a few days I hope to be..road-worthy. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Nov. 4/1 The father, decrepit and no longer roadworthy, must be made to surrender the car keys to the son. 2. figurative. Reliable; effective; functional. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] frameeOE goodeOE mightyOE vailanta1325 sicker1338 mightful1340 suffisant1340 virtuousa1387 effectivea1398 effectuala1398 worthya1398 availingc1420 effectuous?a1425 operant?a1425 substantialc1449 virtual?a1475 substantious1483 available1502 efficacious1528 energial1528 working1532 operatory1551 operatoriousa1555 stately1567 feckful1568 efficace?1572 shifty1585 operative1590 instrumental1601 efficable1607 speeding1612 effectuating1615 officious1618 availsome1619 prevailable1624 valid1651 perficient1659 affectuous1664 implemental1676 virtual1760 efficient1787 sufficient1831 slick1833 roadworthy1837 practician1863 positive1903 performant1977 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. iv. 251 It was..probably a workmanlike, roadworthy Constitution enough. 1973 Leonardo 6 107/2 It would appear to be as pointless a requirement as that the key to the Pentagon should have five wards or that bus time-tables should be roadworthy. 2009 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 8 Feb. 59 The Wales full-back has admitted that it took him a while to become roadworthy as the last line of defence for his country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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