单词 | searchful |
释义 | searchfuladj. Keenly or attentively observant; restlessly inquisitive; inquiring, searching. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] intentivec1386 intendable1390 studiousa1400 diligentc1400 intendantc1440 suspensec1450 attent1482 heartbounda1586 searchful1594 intent1610 wist1615 wistful1616 intense1640 imminent1641 concentrative1725 well-attending1725 acuminated1786 spell-bound1799 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits iv. 48 The creature foresightfull, searchfull [It. sagace], apt for many matters..whome we call by the name of Man. 1654 J. Hall tr. M. Maier Lusus Serius 51 As for Books and Tables, all agree, that are vers'd in Antiquity, how they were used, before searchfull and restlesse mankinde had found out other things to write upon. 1753 W. Smith Poem on visiting Acad. of Philadelphia 11 From her wide Realms, glean Flowers of every Dye To deck them lovely to the searchful Eye. 1922 D. J. Snider Biogr. William Shakespeare 267 His dramas as a whole during this time will show the same diversified, searchful, imitative character, which has been already emphasized. 2014 @_otterman 5 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 23 May 2019) Staring into those big, brown, sad, searchful eyes, is when I'm happy the most. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1594 |
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