capital-letteredadj.

Brit.

/ˌkapᵻtlˈlɛtəd/, U.S.

/ˌkæpədlˈlɛdərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: capital adj., letter n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < capital adj. + letter n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare capital adj. 5.

Characterized or indicated by capital letters, written in capitals; marked out for particular emphasis with, or as if with, capital letters; (hence) significant, important.

ΚΠ

1797 E. Gunning Orphans of Snowdon I. 20 Lewis remembered the capital lettered motto over the door of this wise man's hut.

1834 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Jan. 59/2 Among so many high-titled, dignified, official, and capital-lettered personages, it may be presumed that all are not equally mere patrons.

1860 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 Nov. 273/2 That exploit is one of the clearest in my memory, and is..as deeply cut in the virgin surface of that material, as many a capital-lettered crisis of my being.

1943 Dothan (Alabama) Eagle 17 Mar. 4/1 Nothing can keep the world's peace but Law, capital-lettered Law, which means Law with guts and teeth in it.

1976 G. R. Loftus & E. F. Loftus Human Memory iv. 81 The subject's task was to remember the capital-lettered words only.

1994 R. Hittinger in R. P. George Nat. Law Theory iii. 69 This represents a rather thin notion of what should comprise the indisputable, the capital-lettered, substance of natural law.

2009 Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. 17 I am terrified of any medicine that boasts it is the maximum dose, while issuing grave, capital-lettered warnings.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	capital-lettered
释义	capital-letteredadj. Brit. /ˌkapᵻtlˈlɛtəd/, U.S. /ˌkæpədlˈlɛdərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: capital adj., letter n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < capital adj. + letter n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare capital adj. 5. Characterized or indicated by capital letters, written in capitals; marked out for particular emphasis with, or as if with, capital letters; (hence) significant, important. ΚΠ 1797 E. Gunning Orphans of Snowdon I. 20 Lewis remembered the capital lettered motto over the door of this wise man's hut. 1834 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Jan. 59/2 Among so many high-titled, dignified, official, and capital-lettered personages, it may be presumed that all are not equally mere patrons. 1860 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 Nov. 273/2 That exploit is one of the clearest in my memory, and is..as deeply cut in the virgin surface of that material, as many a capital-lettered crisis of my being. 1943 Dothan (Alabama) Eagle 17 Mar. 4/1 Nothing can keep the world's peace but Law, capital-lettered Law, which means Law with guts and teeth in it. 1976 G. R. Loftus & E. F. Loftus Human Memory iv. 81 The subject's task was to remember the capital-lettered words only. 1994 R. Hittinger in R. P. George Nat. Law Theory iii. 69 This represents a rather thin notion of what should comprise the indisputable, the capital-lettered, substance of natural law. 2009 Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. 17 I am terrified of any medicine that boasts it is the maximum dose, while issuing grave, capital-lettered warnings. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1797
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