supererogatoryadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpərᵻˈrɒɡət(ə)ri/,

/ˌsjuːpərᵻˈrɒɡət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈˌsupərəˈrɑɡəˌtɔri/

Forms: 1500s– supererogatory, 1600s supererrogatory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin supererogatorius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin supererogatorius (14th cent. in British sources) < supererogat- , past participial stem of supererogare supererogate v. + classical Latin -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Middle French, French †superérogatoire (mid 16th cent.), French surérogatoire (1638), Spanish supererogatorio (1590 or earlier). Compare earlier supererogative adj.

A. adj.

Characterized by, or having the nature of, supererogation; going beyond what is commanded or required; (more generally) superfluous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going beyond what is demanded or required

supererogative1538

supererogatory1549

supereroganting?1550

supererogant1588

supererogating1596

supererogate1790

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous > superfluous or unnecessary

wastec1380

voidc1440

superfluousc1450

supererogative1538

supererogatory1549

supervacaneala1575

supervacaneousa1575

supervacuous1577

supernumerary1617

excrescent1633

expletive1656

expletory1679

supererogant1737

ripieno1781

excrescentitious1833

excrescential1849

fifth-wheel1874

1549 J. Ponet tr. B. Ochino Tragoedie Unjuste Usurped Primacie sig. Bb.i Wee ought..to doe some workes besydes them that be commaunded in the lawe of god, whiche be called supererogatory workes.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 18 Were his penne as supererogatory a woorkeman, as his harte.

1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 120 That supererogatory services, and too great benefits from Subjects to Kings are of dangerous consequence.

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (iv. 16) i. 468 The folly of those that trust to the supererrogatory works of others, as if any man were able to do more then he is bound to do.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xv. 406 Too much taken with Supererogatory Fasts..rather than those which are commanded.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 319 That you could take the Faults of others upon yourself; and, by a supposed supererogatory Merit, think your Interposition sufficient to atone for the Faults of others.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound Pref. p. xiv Nothing can be equally well expressed in prose that is not tedious and supererogatory in verse.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands II. xix. 484 It had now become supererogatory to ask for Alexander's word of honour.

1886 Punch 16 Jan. 28/2 Sending..spare books..and supererogatory newspapers to our Hospitals.

1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night iii. 53 Harriet was offered the opportunity of marrying... into money enough to make any job supererogatory.

1983 Notes & Queries Dec. 546/1 Given the present advanced..state of Dickens studies, yet another introduction to Dickens must seem supererogatory.

1996 Time Out 31 July 155/4 By the time he gets his head bashed in, you hate him so much you could supply a supererogatory kick in the face.

B. n.

A supererogatory act; a work of supererogation. Also concrete: a supererogatory thing. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] > doing more than demanded or required > act of

supererogatory1748

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cv. 390 Why may I not proceed in my supererogatories?

1749–50 S. Richardson Let. to Mrs. Belfour 9 Jan. (1804) 313 A good wife is a blessing..but could she be better..than her own obligations..required her to be? No supererogatories do I allow of in marriage.

1859 W. H. Russell Rifle Clubs & Volunteer Corps iii. 56 [On soldiers' hats] all shakos, cocks' plumes, and feathers and tufts, are supererogatories;..in action they are..dangerous.__

1999 J. Buchan Persian Bride (2002) ix. 91 Bona-fide travellers are excused the obligation of prayer, if the missed prayers are then made up as supererogatories.

Derivatives

ˌsupererogaˈtorian n. rare a person who believes in or practises supererogation.

ΚΠ

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. vii. 32 With all your relations indeed, their Harriet cannot be in fault... Supererogatorians all of them (I will make words whenever I please) with their attributions to you.

1991 M. Schumaker Sharing without Reckoning iii. 54 We go on from here to the rather more radical position I mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, namely, that Kant was really a supererogatorian in disguise?

ˌsupereˈrogatorily adv. rare in a supererogatory manner; beyond what is required or needed; superfluously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superfluously

tooa1300

superfluly1395

superfluously1557

supererogatorily1641

supervacaneously1657

supererogantly1896

1641 R. Dey Two Looks over Lincolne 25 Lincolne helps him out, and fits him supererogatorily.

1838 New Monthly Mag. 52 446 Many a dial..most supererogatorily informs us that ‘time flies’.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 5 May 29 Here, verbatim, are the gloomy jokes, dreadful delicacies, supererogatorily ornate irony.

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

单词	supererogatory
释义	supererogatoryadj.n. Brit. /ˌsuːpərᵻˈrɒɡət(ə)ri/, /ˌsjuːpərᵻˈrɒɡət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərəˈrɑɡəˌtɔri/ Forms: 1500s– supererogatory, 1600s supererrogatory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin supererogatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin supererogatorius (14th cent. in British sources) < supererogat- , past participial stem of supererogare supererogate v. + classical Latin -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Middle French, French †superérogatoire (mid 16th cent.), French surérogatoire (1638), Spanish supererogatorio (1590 or earlier). Compare earlier supererogative adj. A. adj. Characterized by, or having the nature of, supererogation; going beyond what is commanded or required; (more generally) superfluous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going beyond what is demanded or required supererogative1538 supererogatory1549 supereroganting?1550 supererogant1588 supererogating1596 supererogate1790 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous > superfluous or unnecessary wastec1380 voidc1440 superfluousc1450 supererogative1538 supererogatory1549 supervacaneala1575 supervacaneousa1575 supervacuous1577 supernumerary1617 excrescent1633 expletive1656 expletory1679 supererogant1737 ripieno1781 excrescentitious1833 excrescential1849 fifth-wheel1874 1549 J. Ponet tr. B. Ochino Tragoedie Unjuste Usurped Primacie sig. Bb.i Wee ought..to doe some workes besydes them that be commaunded in the lawe of god, whiche be called supererogatory workes. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 18 Were his penne as supererogatory a woorkeman, as his harte. 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 120 That supererogatory services, and too great benefits from Subjects to Kings are of dangerous consequence. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (iv. 16) i. 468 The folly of those that trust to the supererrogatory works of others, as if any man were able to do more then he is bound to do. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xv. 406 Too much taken with Supererogatory Fasts..rather than those which are commanded. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 319 That you could take the Faults of others upon yourself; and, by a supposed supererogatory Merit, think your Interposition sufficient to atone for the Faults of others. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound Pref. p. xiv Nothing can be equally well expressed in prose that is not tedious and supererogatory in verse. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands II. xix. 484 It had now become supererogatory to ask for Alexander's word of honour. 1886 Punch 16 Jan. 28/2 Sending..spare books..and supererogatory newspapers to our Hospitals. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night iii. 53 Harriet was offered the opportunity of marrying... into money enough to make any job supererogatory. 1983 Notes & Queries Dec. 546/1 Given the present advanced..state of Dickens studies, yet another introduction to Dickens must seem supererogatory. 1996 Time Out 31 July 155/4 By the time he gets his head bashed in, you hate him so much you could supply a supererogatory kick in the face. B. n. A supererogatory act; a work of supererogation. Also concrete: a supererogatory thing. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] > doing more than demanded or required > act of supererogatory1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cv. 390 Why may I not proceed in my supererogatories? 1749–50 S. Richardson Let. to Mrs. Belfour 9 Jan. (1804) 313 A good wife is a blessing..but could she be better..than her own obligations..required her to be? No supererogatories do I allow of in marriage. 1859 W. H. Russell Rifle Clubs & Volunteer Corps iii. 56 [On soldiers' hats] all shakos, cocks' plumes, and feathers and tufts, are supererogatories;..in action they are..dangerous.__ 1999 J. Buchan Persian Bride (2002) ix. 91 Bona-fide travellers are excused the obligation of prayer, if the missed prayers are then made up as supererogatories. Derivatives ˌsupererogaˈtorian n. rare a person who believes in or practises supererogation. ΚΠ 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. vii. 32 With all your relations indeed, their Harriet cannot be in fault... Supererogatorians all of them (I will make words whenever I please) with their attributions to you. 1991 M. Schumaker Sharing without Reckoning iii. 54 We go on from here to the rather more radical position I mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, namely, that Kant was really a supererogatorian in disguise? ˌsupereˈrogatorily adv. rare in a supererogatory manner; beyond what is required or needed; superfluously. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superfluously tooa1300 superfluly1395 superfluously1557 supererogatorily1641 supervacaneously1657 supererogantly1896 1641 R. Dey Two Looks over Lincolne 25 Lincolne helps him out, and fits him supererogatorily. 1838 New Monthly Mag. 52 446 Many a dial..most supererogatorily informs us that ‘time flies’. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 5 May 29 Here, verbatim, are the gloomy jokes, dreadful delicacies, supererogatorily ornate irony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1549
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