verbarianadj.n.

Brit.

/və(ː)ˈbɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/vərˈbɛriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin verbum , -arian suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin verbum word (see verb n.) + -arian suffix.

Somewhat rare.

A. adj.

Of or relating to words.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [adjective] > relating to words

vocabular1608

verbatical1612

vocabulary1616

verbarian1830

lexical1836

lexicalic1860

lexic1900

morpholexical1939

1830 S. T. Coleridge On Constit. Church & State 19 (note) A verbarian Attorney-General, authorized to bring information..against the writer or editor of any work..who..should persevere in misusing a word.

a1898 W. C. Brann Brann Iconoclast (1919) V. 125 He cannot help this verbarian fecundity.

1917 G. D. Herron Menace of Peace vi. 27 This master-charlatan of philosophy is hunted to his verbarian lair.

2001 P. Bowler Superior Person's 3rd Bk. Well-bred Words p. ix It is now time for me to lay before you, once again, my verbarian exotica.

B. n.

†1. A word game in which players compete to see who can form the most words from the letters of a given word. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > puzzle > [noun] > other word puzzles

riddleOE

logogriph1598

rebus1605

name-device1631

telesticha1637

lipogram1711

charade1776

conundrum1790

logogram1820

anagrams?1860

acrostic1861

metagram1867

word square1867

verbarian1872

jumble-letters1899

word ladder1928

Double-Crostic1934

word search1957

hangman1961

1872 Our Young Folks Mar. 191/2 There is a game we play among ourselves... It is called Verbarian, and may be played by any number. We select some long word [etc.].

1889 Wide Awake 28 (Suppl.) 81/2 Either of the above [games] will..produce a state of gayety..; then, in order to sharpen the wits, ‘verbarian’ is an excellent auxiliary.

1897 Macon (Georgia) Tel. 24 Sept. 3/3 Mrs. D. A. Stroud complimented a few friends last night with a verbarian contest.

2. An inventor or coiner of words; (also) a person who is interested in words.

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the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > use or formation of new words or phrases > [noun] > one who

mint master1599

logodaedalus1611

logodaedalist1727

neologist1785

neoterist1872

verbarian1873

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 21 In The Doctor, Southey gives himself free scope as a verbarian.

1926 Brandon (Manitoba) Daily Sun 3 Dec. 10/2 Collections of two or three hundred [words], coined by some enthusiastic verbarian for the purpose of exploiting a pet theory.

1947 Federal Probation Apr. 63/2 This book, to the individual interested in childhood, is as important as a dictionary to the verbarian or a thesaurus to the writer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	verbarian
释义	verbarianadj.n. Brit. /və(ː)ˈbɛːrɪən/, U.S. /vərˈbɛriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin verbum , -arian suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin verbum word (see verb n.) + -arian suffix. Somewhat rare. A. adj. Of or relating to words. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [adjective] > relating to words vocabular1608 verbatical1612 vocabulary1616 verbarian1830 lexical1836 lexicalic1860 lexic1900 morpholexical1939 1830 S. T. Coleridge On Constit. Church & State 19 (note) A verbarian Attorney-General, authorized to bring information..against the writer or editor of any work..who..should persevere in misusing a word. a1898 W. C. Brann Brann Iconoclast (1919) V. 125 He cannot help this verbarian fecundity. 1917 G. D. Herron Menace of Peace vi. 27 This master-charlatan of philosophy is hunted to his verbarian lair. 2001 P. Bowler Superior Person's 3rd Bk. Well-bred Words p. ix It is now time for me to lay before you, once again, my verbarian exotica. B. n. †1. A word game in which players compete to see who can form the most words from the letters of a given word. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > puzzle > [noun] > other word puzzles riddleOE logogriph1598 rebus1605 name-device1631 telesticha1637 lipogram1711 charade1776 conundrum1790 logogram1820 anagrams?1860 acrostic1861 metagram1867 word square1867 verbarian1872 jumble-letters1899 word ladder1928 Double-Crostic1934 word search1957 hangman1961 1872 Our Young Folks Mar. 191/2 There is a game we play among ourselves... It is called Verbarian, and may be played by any number. We select some long word [etc.]. 1889 Wide Awake 28 (Suppl.) 81/2 Either of the above [games] will..produce a state of gayety..; then, in order to sharpen the wits, ‘verbarian’ is an excellent auxiliary. 1897 Macon (Georgia) Tel. 24 Sept. 3/3 Mrs. D. A. Stroud complimented a few friends last night with a verbarian contest. 2. An inventor or coiner of words; (also) a person who is interested in words. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > use or formation of new words or phrases > [noun] > one who mint master1599 logodaedalus1611 logodaedalist1727 neologist1785 neoterist1872 verbarian1873 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 21 In The Doctor, Southey gives himself free scope as a verbarian. 1926 Brandon (Manitoba) Daily Sun 3 Dec. 10/2 Collections of two or three hundred [words], coined by some enthusiastic verbarian for the purpose of exploiting a pet theory. 1947 Federal Probation Apr. 63/2 This book, to the individual interested in childhood, is as important as a dictionary to the verbarian or a thesaurus to the writer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1830
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