单词 | acedious |
释义 | acediousadj. rare. = accidious adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] > characterized by sloth or laziness accidiousa1400 slothfulc1400 truant1603 acedious1609 lazy1609 picktootha1726 siestose1845 soft1849 lotophagous1855 1609 G. Buddle Short & Plaine Disc. Euangelicall Fastes ii. 33 The high Magistrate, and high Priest remaining still acedious or slouthful, and not begunne to doe their dutie in proclaiming a publicke Fast. 1623 R. Aylett Ioseph iv. 64 Men of acedious spirits, and little skill. 1971 Stud. Philol. 68 443 Such idle chatter is yet another way in which the acedious person seeks to gain relief from his suffering. 2005 R. R. Raymo in R. M. Correale & M. Hamel Sources & Analogues of Canterbury Tales II. 24 His life of shameless self-indulgence, love of hunting, and scornful disregard of the rule in matters of labor, study and claustration show him to be an acedious monk. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1609 |
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