† roundaboutilityn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roundabout adj., -ility suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < roundabout adj. + -ility suffix. Compare earlier roundaboutness n., roundaboutedness n.

Obsolete.

= roundaboutness n.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > roundabout or indirect > the quality of being roundabout

roundaboutness1810

roundaboutedness1840

roundaboutility1863

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > periphrasis or circumlocution > a circumlocution

aboutspeecha1522

circumlocution1533

circumquaque1546

fetch-abouta1569

roundabout?c1570

periphrasis1579

compass1623

circumambages1649

circumbendibus1681

roundaboutedness1840

roundaboutility1863

amphilogism1866

1863 Examiner 5 Sept. 564/3 The mode of giving the Royal assent to bills which have passed both Houses of Parliament is a precious example of roundaboutility worthy of note.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	roundaboutility
释义	† roundaboutilityn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roundabout adj., -ility suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < roundabout adj. + -ility suffix. Compare earlier roundaboutness n., roundaboutedness n. Obsolete. = roundaboutness n.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > roundabout or indirect > the quality of being roundabout roundaboutness1810 roundaboutedness1840 roundaboutility1863 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > periphrasis or circumlocution > a circumlocution aboutspeecha1522 circumlocution1533 circumquaque1546 fetch-abouta1569 roundabout?c1570 periphrasis1579 compass1623 circumambages1649 circumbendibus1681 roundaboutedness1840 roundaboutility1863 amphilogism1866 1863 Examiner 5 Sept. 564/3 The mode of giving the Royal assent to bills which have passed both Houses of Parliament is a precious example of roundaboutility worthy of note. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1863
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