self-preservativeadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfprᵻˈzəːvətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfprəˈzərvədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, preservative adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + preservative adj., after self-preservation n. Compare earlier self-preserving adj.

Characterized or motivated by an instinct for self-preservation; designating such an instinct. Cf. self-preserving adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > life > instinctive

self-preserving1653

self-preservative1661

self-preservatory1825

1661 Marquis of Argyll Def. against Grand Indytement High Treason 75 It was even a necessary self-preservative act, for the Defender had several other things of personal interest.

1700 R. Day Free Thoughts Def. Future State 60 Quit your self-preservative Passions, and consult the good of the Publick, tho you lose your Fortunes, Health, and Life by it.

1790 E. Burton Suicide 23 By what means has the self-preservative principle been destroyed, which ought to prevail with greater force, where there is no tendency from corruption to weaken it?

1839 Times 29 July 4/2 Every creature has its self-preservative instinct.

1871 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Mar. 277/1 The selective choice [to avoid nitrogenised food] is an instinctive self-preservative act.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1277 The struggle for existence was too keen to admit of an isolated human family. Thus arose a self-preservative linking of families into a simple societary form.

2001 D. Eggers in Guardian 20 Jan. c31/2 It is..a very painful plan to carry out, and one that is rebelled against, by various self-preservative internal forces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	self-preservative
释义	self-preservativeadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfprᵻˈzəːvətɪv/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfprəˈzərvədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, preservative adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + preservative adj., after self-preservation n. Compare earlier self-preserving adj. Characterized or motivated by an instinct for self-preservation; designating such an instinct. Cf. self-preserving adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > life > instinctive self-preserving1653 self-preservative1661 self-preservatory1825 1661 Marquis of Argyll Def. against Grand Indytement High Treason 75 It was even a necessary self-preservative act, for the Defender had several other things of personal interest. 1700 R. Day Free Thoughts Def. Future State 60 Quit your self-preservative Passions, and consult the good of the Publick, tho you lose your Fortunes, Health, and Life by it. 1790 E. Burton Suicide 23 By what means has the self-preservative principle been destroyed, which ought to prevail with greater force, where there is no tendency from corruption to weaken it? 1839 Times 29 July 4/2 Every creature has its self-preservative instinct. 1871 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Mar. 277/1 The selective choice [to avoid nitrogenised food] is an instinctive self-preservative act. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1277 The struggle for existence was too keen to admit of an isolated human family. Thus arose a self-preservative linking of families into a simple societary form. 2001 D. Eggers in Guardian 20 Jan. c31/2 It is..a very painful plan to carry out, and one that is rebelled against, by various self-preservative internal forces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1661
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