Forbidding, rugged. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > condition for movement (9) foec1400 Forbidding, rugged. Obsolete. smoothc1400 Of ground, ways, etc.: Not rugged, rough, or broken; free from obstructions; easy to traverse. Also in figurative contexts. soft?1523 Of ground: yielding to the feet, an animal's hooves or paws, a vehicle's wheels, etc. skelp1607 Good for galloping on (cf. skelping, n.1). heavy1710 Of ground, a road, etc.: that clings or hangs heavily to the spade, feet, wheels, etc., and thus impedes motion or manipulation; soft and tenacious… tender1727 Of the ground: Soft with moisture; easily giving way beneath the feet; ‘rotten’. dialect. severe1881 transferred. Of geographical terrain, etc.: causing exertion or making great demands of endurance or skill; taxing, hard to ‘negotiate’. Also spec.… holding1891 That holds, in various senses (see the verb); retentive; grasping; tenacious. underfoot1976 Lying under the foot or feet. Also spec. (see quots. 1824 1844), and applied to the state of the going in Horse Racing. |
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