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单词 acedious
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acediousadj.

Brit. /əˈsiːdɪəs/, U.S. /əˈsidiəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acedia n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < acedia n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin acediosus (6th cent.). Compare earlier accidious adj.Apparently re-formed in the 20th cent.
rare.
= accidious adj.
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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).
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