单词 | steadable |
释义 | † steadableadj. Scottish. Obsolete. Serviceable, helpful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] bricheeOE behovelyc950 bihevec975 nutOE behovingc1175 behovesomec1330 noteful1372 helpfulc1384 serviceablea1393 nait?a1425 meet?a1439 steadable1467 opportunea1475 utile?1483 of service1559 good1577 deservient1578 steadful1585 useful1596 servient1606 handy1616 utible1623 utilious1652 lucky1703 functional1808 utility1895 eufunctional1963 1467 Aberdeen Reg. (1844) I. 27 The saide Thomas sall be stedable to the saide Willam in all thingis that he has ado. 1524 Queen Margaret in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 116 This wilbe..steddabill to His Grace. 1624 Aberdeen Reg. (1848) II. 394 The bigging of ane brig ower the water of Bogye..wilbe most stedibill to the haill cuntrie. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 113 The taking it away would prove a service very steedable to Bramac. 1637 A. Johnston Diary (1911) I. 287 On that feareth the Lord and may be steidable to me. 1648 King Charles I Let. 28 Oct. in T. Carte Coll. Orig. Lett. (1735) III. 589 I am sure, all things considered, it is fittest for my service, and I am confident will prove as steadible to him. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xi. 54 He shoo'd the Geese, kept a self-tickling to make himself laugh, and was very stedable in the Kitchin. 1656 J. Fergusson On Coloss. 130 The meanest haue somewhat whereby they may prove steadable to the best. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1467 |
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