单词 | vandalistic |
释义 | vandalisticadj. Characterized by, given to, vandalism. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > vandalizing or iconoclastic iconoclastic1640 Vandalic1667 iconoclast1685 Vandal1700 vandalizing1805 Hun-like1830 vandalish1834 idoloclastic1851 vandalistic1854 biblioclastic1887 1854 Fraser's Mag. 50 205 The authorities are Vandalistic enough to prohibit the sport. 1897 Naturalist 45 The most vandalistic plant-grubber. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 8 May 10/1 The natives..betray a vandalistic disposition towards the tablets and inscriptions. Derivatives vandaˈlistically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adverb] offensively1576 witheringly1815 vandalistically1922 1922 Weekly Disp. 10 Dec. 7 Drew a picture of Spion Kop, of myself,..and others of the party on the table~cloth... One of the party began vandalistically to cut the square out of the cloth. 1970 J. Steer Conc. Hist. Venetian Painting v. 134 The Presentation of the Virgin [by Titian]..still hangs in the position for which it was designed, although a hole has been vandalistically cut in the left-hand side to make room for an extra door. 1980 Times 30 Aug. 10/3 Customers who behave so inconsiderately, not to say vandalistically. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1854 |
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