vegetaryadj.

Brit.

/ˈvɛdʒᵻt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈvɛdʒəˌtɛri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin vegetāre , -ary suffix¹; Latin vegetus -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: < either classical Latin vegetāre vegetate v. or classical Latin vegetus vegete adj. + -ary suffix¹. Compare vegetous adj., vegete adj., and also earlier vegetative adj., vegetal adj.

Originally: characterized by life and growth; vegetative, vegetable. In later use: consisting of or characterized by vegetables or vegetation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > [adjective]

quickOE

vegetablec1425

adolent?1440

vegetative1509

vegetate1574

vegetarya1595

vegetating1605

the mind > mental capacity > intellect > want of intellect > life of vegetable > [adjective]

vegetal1490

vegetarya1595

vegetive1878

vegetative1893

a1595 R. Southwell Diego de Estella's Hundred Medit. (1873) (modernized text) 178 As Thou are one in essence, so is my soul, containing all the powers, with a vegetary, sensible and reasonable life.

1880 N.Y. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 6 583 Vegetary articles of food, of course, cannot be dispensed with.

1910 Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 31 Jan. 4/3 Ah, 'tis the price that makes cowards of us all, inclining us rather to accept the vegetary menu.

1997 Jrnl. Warburg & Courtauld Inst. 60 102 The capital ‘G’ of the indulgence shows the Virgin surrounded by two grotesque vegetary masks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vegetary
释义	vegetaryadj. Brit. /ˈvɛdʒᵻt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈvɛdʒəˌtɛri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin vegetāre , -ary suffix¹; Latin vegetus -ary suffix¹. Etymology: < either classical Latin vegetāre vegetate v. or classical Latin vegetus vegete adj. + -ary suffix¹. Compare vegetous adj., vegete adj., and also earlier vegetative adj., vegetal adj. Originally: characterized by life and growth; vegetative, vegetable. In later use: consisting of or characterized by vegetables or vegetation. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > [adjective] quickOE vegetablec1425 adolent?1440 vegetative1509 vegetate1574 vegetarya1595 vegetating1605 the mind > mental capacity > intellect > want of intellect > life of vegetable > [adjective] vegetal1490 vegetarya1595 vegetive1878 vegetative1893 a1595 R. Southwell Diego de Estella's Hundred Medit. (1873) (modernized text) 178 As Thou are one in essence, so is my soul, containing all the powers, with a vegetary, sensible and reasonable life. 1880 N.Y. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 6 583 Vegetary articles of food, of course, cannot be dispensed with. 1910 Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 31 Jan. 4/3 Ah, 'tis the price that makes cowards of us all, inclining us rather to accept the vegetary menu. 1997 Jrnl. Warburg & Courtauld Inst. 60 102 The capital ‘G’ of the indulgence shows the Virgin surrounded by two grotesque vegetary masks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1595
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