adjectivingn.

Brit.

/ˈadʒᵻktɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈædʒəktɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjective n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < adjective n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later adjective v.

The action of adjective v. (in various senses).

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1659 O. Walker Some Instr. Art of Oratory 27 The adjectiving of the Substantive, by adding -s.

1820 J. Fearn 1st Lines Human Mind ii. iv. 466 He [sc. Tooke] admitted the adjectiving of each of these words, under certain modifications, as abbreviations for the sake of dispatch.

1909 M. Michelson Michael Thwaites's Wife ix. 139 I'm useful, I'm there, I'm not a ‘quitter’—there's the extent of adjectiving I get at the settlement.

1975 College Eng. 37 362 He scribbles down the skeleton; he puts some meat on it; after a few minutes of inspired adjectiving, he has it.

2007 D. Kunzle Father of Comic Strip viii. 139/1 Many of Töpffer's new verbal coinages involve adjectiving of nouns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adjectiving
释义	adjectivingn. Brit. /ˈadʒᵻktɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈædʒəktɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjective n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < adjective n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later adjective v. The action of adjective v. (in various senses). ΚΠ 1659 O. Walker Some Instr. Art of Oratory 27 The adjectiving of the Substantive, by adding -s. 1820 J. Fearn 1st Lines Human Mind ii. iv. 466 He [sc. Tooke] admitted the adjectiving of each of these words, under certain modifications, as abbreviations for the sake of dispatch. 1909 M. Michelson Michael Thwaites's Wife ix. 139 I'm useful, I'm there, I'm not a ‘quitter’—there's the extent of adjectiving I get at the settlement. 1975 College Eng. 37 362 He scribbles down the skeleton; he puts some meat on it; after a few minutes of inspired adjectiving, he has it. 2007 D. Kunzle Father of Comic Strip viii. 139/1 Many of Töpffer's new verbal coinages involve adjectiving of nouns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1659
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