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单词 aeolistic
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aeolisticadj.

Brit. /ˌiːəˈlɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌiəˈlɪstɪk/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Aeolus , -istic suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin Aeolus (see Aeolian adj.) + -istic suffix. In use in quot. 1843 after aeolist n.
Long-winded.In quot. 1843 in the sense of aeolist n.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > prolix > of persons
prolixa1527
prolixousa1527
large1605
voluminous1611
wire-drawing1741
elongative1836
aeolistic1882
prolixious1913
1843 R. H. Barham Martin's Vagaries 26 The Anithingarians, whose doctrines were rather vague and unsettled, and the Quitotheronians, an hyper-Œolistic [sic] sect.]
1882 Glasgow News 26 Sept. 4/4 Men who are thought to be wise by their solemn reiteration of the most elementary platitudes. This latter class of æolistic orators.
1918 R. N. Whiteford Motives in Eng. Fiction ii. 78 Unforgettable are the faintly individualized self-indulgent Martin, the bullying, drinking, evicting Lord Peter, and the..æolistic, ass-skulled Jack.
1978 College Lit. 5 104 A primeval Adamic lapse into language is reenacted amidst the auditory commotion of the human community that has been assembled by the aeolistic Schomberg, the ‘mountain of froth’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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