acuminousadj.

Brit.

/əˈkjuːmᵻnəs/, U.S.

/əˈkjumənəs/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuminosus (see acuminose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare later acuminose adj., and compare also acuminated adj., acuminate adj.

1. Distinguished by acumen; acute, shrewd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

conceived1596

acute1598

pregnate1598

agile1599

nimble-headed1601

insighted1602

nimble1604

nimble-witted1604

penetrant1605

penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

penetrativea1641

sagacious1650

nasute1653

acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

1619 E. M. Bolton in tr. Florus Rom. Hist. To Rdr. sig. A6 Whose writings are altogether as luminous as acuminous.

1654 T. Blount Acad. Eloquence 201 Let me now answer your facetious letter (of 10 August) with a joculatory line or two;..first by way of allauding your acuminous Exordium.

1810 N. Highmore Jus Eccl. Anglic. 149 The same acuminous display of talent and of science.

1882 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 13 May 13/3 If the acuminous perception of the gentleman has probed further into the mysterious realm of fact.

1929 Manitoba Free Press 21 Sept. 33/6 A business man who always spoke with acuminous practicality, and cared nothing for the outward beauty of articulation.

1947 French Rev. 21 17 Mockel is without doubt the most lucid and acuminous theorician of the lyric attitude of his contemporaries.

2001 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 4 Jan. 12 They are exceeding polite, respectful, sober and acuminous. Generally, we have nothing in common.

2. Chiefly Botany and Zoology. = acuminate adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > pointed, tapering, or elongated

ensiform?1541

acuminate1634

aculeated1657

lanceolated1752

sagittated1752

subacute1752

subulated1752

linear1753

subulate1757

spinous1758

lanceolate1760

sagittate1760

sublinear1761

obverse1776

lanced1787

long-acuminate1804

subuliform1804

lanceolar1810

acuminous1813

virgate1821

spiny1828

apiculate1830

ensate1830

aciculate1831

spiniform1833

fibriform1846

obcuneate1870

fusiform1887

1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Acuminous, sharp edged or pointed: subtile in wit, of a penetrating judgment.]

1813 D. W. Paynter Godfrey Ranger III. iv. 78 A small canal, channel, or vessel, situated at the third joint of the [dog's] tail; from whence they rush..to the acuminous tip.

1838 C. G. F. Gore Rose Fanciers' Man. 109 Floral leaves, oval-lanceolated, acuminous,..finely dentated.

1902 W. L. Baum Skin & Venereal Dis. ii. 37 The elementary lesion is a little acuminous rosy papule, with a white summit, which dries rapidly.

1959 Jrnl. Paleontol. 33 459/2 The secondaries are furcate near the margin, and connect in angular or acuminous loops.

2007 V. Bojňanský & A. Fargašová Atlas Seeds & Fruits 17/2 Seeds obovoid to ellipsoid or obcordate,..apex acuminous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acuminous
释义	acuminousadj. Brit. /əˈkjuːmᵻnəs/, U.S. /əˈkjumənəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acuminosus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acuminosus (see acuminose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare later acuminose adj., and compare also acuminated adj., acuminate adj. 1. Distinguished by acumen; acute, shrewd. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 1619 E. M. Bolton in tr. Florus Rom. Hist. To Rdr. sig. A6 Whose writings are altogether as luminous as acuminous. 1654 T. Blount Acad. Eloquence 201 Let me now answer your facetious letter (of 10 August) with a joculatory line or two;..first by way of allauding your acuminous Exordium. 1810 N. Highmore Jus Eccl. Anglic. 149 The same acuminous display of talent and of science. 1882 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 13 May 13/3 If the acuminous perception of the gentleman has probed further into the mysterious realm of fact. 1929 Manitoba Free Press 21 Sept. 33/6 A business man who always spoke with acuminous practicality, and cared nothing for the outward beauty of articulation. 1947 French Rev. 21 17 Mockel is without doubt the most lucid and acuminous theorician of the lyric attitude of his contemporaries. 2001 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 4 Jan. 12 They are exceeding polite, respectful, sober and acuminous. Generally, we have nothing in common. 2. Chiefly Botany and Zoology. = acuminate adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > pointed, tapering, or elongated ensiform?1541 acuminate1634 aculeated1657 lanceolated1752 sagittated1752 subacute1752 subulated1752 linear1753 subulate1757 spinous1758 lanceolate1760 sagittate1760 sublinear1761 obverse1776 lanced1787 long-acuminate1804 subuliform1804 lanceolar1810 acuminous1813 virgate1821 spiny1828 apiculate1830 ensate1830 aciculate1831 spiniform1833 fibriform1846 obcuneate1870 fusiform1887 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Acuminous, sharp edged or pointed: subtile in wit, of a penetrating judgment.] 1813 D. W. Paynter Godfrey Ranger III. iv. 78 A small canal, channel, or vessel, situated at the third joint of the [dog's] tail; from whence they rush..to the acuminous tip. 1838 C. G. F. Gore Rose Fanciers' Man. 109 Floral leaves, oval-lanceolated, acuminous,..finely dentated. 1902 W. L. Baum Skin & Venereal Dis. ii. 37 The elementary lesion is a little acuminous rosy papule, with a white summit, which dries rapidly. 1959 Jrnl. Paleontol. 33 459/2 The secondaries are furcate near the margin, and connect in angular or acuminous loops. 2007 V. Bojňanský & A. Fargašová Atlas Seeds & Fruits 17/2 Seeds obovoid to ellipsoid or obcordate,..apex acuminous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1619
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