subdolousadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbdələs/,

/ˈsʌbdl̩əs/, U.S.

/ˈsəbdələs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin subdolosus ; Latin subdolus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin subdolosus rather cunning (6th cent.; < classical Latin subdolus (see below) + -ōsus -ous suffix), or < classical Latin subdolus sly, deceitful, treacherous ( < sub- sub- prefix + dolus dole n.³) + -ous suffix.

Now somewhat rare.

Cunning, crafty; sly, underhand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

hinderyeapc1000

yepec1000

foxc1175

slya1200

hinderc1200

quaint?c1225

wrenchfulc1225

wiltfula1250

wilyc1330

subtle1340

cautelous138.

sleightful1380

subtile1387

enginousa1393

wilfula1400

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

serpentinec1422

ginnousa1425

wittya1425

semyc1440

artificial?a1475

sleight1495

slapea1500

shrewdc1525

craftly1526

foxy1528

gleering?1533

foxish1535

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vafrous1548

wily beguile1550

wilely1556

fine1559

todly1571

practic1585

subdolous1588

captious1590

witryff1598

cautel1606

cunninga1616

versute1616

shiftfula1618

artificious1624

insidiary1625

canny1628

lapwing-like1638

pawky?a1640

tricksome1648

callid1656

versutious1660

artful1663

slim1674

dexterous1701

trickish1705

supple1710

slid1719

vulpinary1721

tricksy1766

trickful1775

sneck-drawing1786

tricky1786

louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. R iij The subdolous crafte and deceate of Satan.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. A2^v The subdolous Machiavellian.

a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 185 Illusive simulations, and subdolous artifices.

1722 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. II. iv. 147 §5 I know well, by subdolous Proposals, and captious Questions, great Endeavours were used to shake the Sufferers.

1769 D'Alenzon tr. ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze I. 122 The subdolous ruinator hoped to bring that misery on man by cunning which he could not by force.

1843 S. Smith Lett. on Amer. Debts i The subdolous press of America contends that the English..would act with their own debt in the same manner.

1880 W. Cory Guide Mod. Eng. Hist. i. 102 Nor has any maxim so subdolous as this been devised to abridge the freedom of Britons.

1906 A. Stringer Wire Tappers 304 He was her counterpart, her mate, this gross man with..his subdolous green eyes.

1993 F. Coniglione in F. Coniglione et al. Polish Sci. Philos. 103 Neo-positivism is materialism's most subdolous adversary because it is not openly idealistic.

Derivatives

ˈsubdolously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb]

foxlyc1175

craftilyc1225

craftlyc1225

slylyc1275

fellyc1300

quaintc1300

quaintlyc1325

sleightlyc1330

subtly1340

sly1370

espyinglya1382

wisely1390

wililya1400

wilyc1400

subtilelyc1405

ginnouslya1425

semylyc1440

serpentlya1450

small?c1450

cautelously1477

politicly1477

sleightfullyc1480

artificiously1536

insidiously1545

sleightily1549

artificially1566

cunningly1603

versutely1616

artfully1631

subdolously1638

serpentinely1656

slimlya1680

pawkily1714

politically1764

trickfullyc1790

trickishly1824

leerily1859

dodgily1868

trickily1895

foxily1933

1638 J. Reading Characters of True Blessednesse 102 The sinner dishonoureth him in all his actions, and therefore can but subdolously praise him in words.

1771 A. Meagher Popish Mass Celebrated Pref. p. xii Shutting up the Scriptures, and forbidding to read Protestant authors, is subdolously suggested, in order to frighten you from examining your Religion.

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 345 Whisky..mixed subdolously with burnt brown sugar.

1977 Third LACUS Forum 1976 559 Chomsky, in..a sustained polemical attack on phonemics of both kinds, took up the Patatak example, subdolously twisting it so as to make Hockett's position seem incoherent.

† subdolousness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun]

listOE

wiþercraftc1175

wilta1230

craftc1275

sleightc1275

engine?a1300

quaintisec1300

vaidiec1325

wilec1374

cautelc1375

sophistryc1385

quaintnessc1390

voisdie1390

havilon?a1400

foxeryc1400

subtletyc1400

undercraftc1400

practic?a1439

callidityc1450

policec1450

wilinessc1450

craftiness1484

gin1543

cautility1554

cunning1582

cautelousness1584

panurgy1586

policy1587

foxshipa1616

cunningnessa1625

subdolousness1635

dexterity1656

insidiousnessa1677

versuteness1685

pawkiness1687

sleight-hand1792

pawkery1820

vulpinism1851

downiness1865

foxiness1875

slimness1899

slypussness1908

1635 D. Person Varieties i. 28 Take heed of the subdolousnesse of their proposition, which is not universally true.

1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. iv. 92 See the subdolousnesse of this man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subdolous
释义	subdolousadj. Brit. /ˈsʌbdələs/, /ˈsʌbdl̩əs/, U.S. /ˈsəbdələs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin subdolosus ; Latin subdolus , -ous suffix. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin subdolosus rather cunning (6th cent.; < classical Latin subdolus (see below) + -ōsus -ous suffix), or < classical Latin subdolus sly, deceitful, treacherous ( < sub- sub- prefix + dolus dole n.³) + -ous suffix. Now somewhat rare. Cunning, crafty; sly, underhand. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. R iij The subdolous crafte and deceate of Satan. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. A2^v The subdolous Machiavellian. a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 185 Illusive simulations, and subdolous artifices. 1722 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. II. iv. 147 §5 I know well, by subdolous Proposals, and captious Questions, great Endeavours were used to shake the Sufferers. 1769 D'Alenzon tr. ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze I. 122 The subdolous ruinator hoped to bring that misery on man by cunning which he could not by force. 1843 S. Smith Lett. on Amer. Debts i The subdolous press of America contends that the English..would act with their own debt in the same manner. 1880 W. Cory Guide Mod. Eng. Hist. i. 102 Nor has any maxim so subdolous as this been devised to abridge the freedom of Britons. 1906 A. Stringer Wire Tappers 304 He was her counterpart, her mate, this gross man with..his subdolous green eyes. 1993 F. Coniglione in F. Coniglione et al. Polish Sci. Philos. 103 Neo-positivism is materialism's most subdolous adversary because it is not openly idealistic. Derivatives ˈsubdolously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] foxlyc1175 craftilyc1225 craftlyc1225 slylyc1275 fellyc1300 quaintc1300 quaintlyc1325 sleightlyc1330 subtly1340 sly1370 espyinglya1382 wisely1390 wililya1400 wilyc1400 subtilelyc1405 ginnouslya1425 semylyc1440 serpentlya1450 small?c1450 cautelously1477 politicly1477 sleightfullyc1480 artificiously1536 insidiously1545 sleightily1549 artificially1566 cunningly1603 versutely1616 artfully1631 subdolously1638 serpentinely1656 slimlya1680 pawkily1714 politically1764 trickfullyc1790 trickishly1824 leerily1859 dodgily1868 trickily1895 foxily1933 1638 J. Reading Characters of True Blessednesse 102 The sinner dishonoureth him in all his actions, and therefore can but subdolously praise him in words. 1771 A. Meagher Popish Mass Celebrated Pref. p. xii Shutting up the Scriptures, and forbidding to read Protestant authors, is subdolously suggested, in order to frighten you from examining your Religion. 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 345 Whisky..mixed subdolously with burnt brown sugar. 1977 Third LACUS Forum 1976 559 Chomsky, in..a sustained polemical attack on phonemics of both kinds, took up the Patatak example, subdolously twisting it so as to make Hockett's position seem incoherent. † subdolousness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] listOE wiþercraftc1175 wilta1230 craftc1275 sleightc1275 engine?a1300 quaintisec1300 vaidiec1325 wilec1374 cautelc1375 sophistryc1385 quaintnessc1390 voisdie1390 havilon?a1400 foxeryc1400 subtletyc1400 undercraftc1400 practic?a1439 callidityc1450 policec1450 wilinessc1450 craftiness1484 gin1543 cautility1554 cunning1582 cautelousness1584 panurgy1586 policy1587 foxshipa1616 cunningnessa1625 subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 insidiousnessa1677 versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 pawkery1820 vulpinism1851 downiness1865 foxiness1875 slimness1899 slypussness1908 1635 D. Person Varieties i. 28 Take heed of the subdolousnesse of their proposition, which is not universally true. 1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. iv. 92 See the subdolousnesse of this man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1588
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