† climacterialadj.n.

Forms: 1600s climacteriall, 1600s clymacterial, 1600s 1800s climacterial.

Origin: Either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: climacterical adj.; Latin clīmactēr , -ial suffix.

Etymology: Either an alteration (with suffix substitution; compare -ial suffix) of climacterical adj., or < classical Latin clīmactēr climacter n. + -ial suffix. Compare French †climactériel , adjective (1616). With use as adjective compare slightly earlier climacterical adj. and climacteric adj.; with use as noun compare slightly earlier climacter n., slightly later climacteric n., and later climactery n.

Obsolete (rare in later use).

A. adj.

Climacteric (in various senses); critical, decisive. climacterial year: = climacteric year at climacteric adj. 1a; spec. the 63rd year of a person's life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > insecure > precarious

parlous1558

kittle1568

tickle1569

ticklesome1585

queasy1589

ticklish1591

climacterial1606

precipitious1613

touchy1620

climacterica1633

critical1669

precarious1687

touch and go1800

dicey1950

1606 R. Knolles tr. J. Bodin Six Bks. Common-weale iv. ii. 461 We haue escaped the threescore and third yeare, the common Climacteriall yeare of all old men [Fr. qui emporte quasi tous les vieillars; L. κλιμακτηρα communem seniorum omnium].

1610 G. Marcelline Triumphs King James 60 It produceth prognostically the most dangerous Climacteriall age of..the Papacy.

1636 T. Goodwin Returne of Prayers 145 These [hours] are the most climacteriall, and critical, and most dangerous.

1683 J. Barnard Theologo-historicus 291 He dyed upon Holy Thursday An. Dom. 1663. in the Climacterial year of his Life, threescore and three.

1859 Westm. Rev. Jan. 190 The number 48 seems to indicate a climacterial year in the history of the Hohenzollerns.

B. n.

A climacterial year; = grand climacteric at climacteric n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [noun] > middle age > climacteric

climate1574

climacterical1611

climacter1623

climacterial?1632

grand climacteric1634

climacteric1742

climacterium1876

climactery1887

?1632 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature xiv. §1. 231 Who dyed..ere ever they came to their Climacteriall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	climacterial
释义	† climacterialadj.n. Forms: 1600s climacteriall, 1600s clymacterial, 1600s 1800s climacterial. Origin: Either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: climacterical adj.; Latin clīmactēr , -ial suffix. Etymology: Either an alteration (with suffix substitution; compare -ial suffix) of climacterical adj., or < classical Latin clīmactēr climacter n. + -ial suffix. Compare French †climactériel , adjective (1616). With use as adjective compare slightly earlier climacterical adj. and climacteric adj.; with use as noun compare slightly earlier climacter n., slightly later climacteric n., and later climactery n. Obsolete (rare in later use). A. adj. Climacteric (in various senses); critical, decisive. climacterial year: = climacteric year at climacteric adj. 1a; spec. the 63rd year of a person's life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > insecure > precarious parlous1558 kittle1568 tickle1569 ticklesome1585 queasy1589 ticklish1591 climacterial1606 precipitious1613 touchy1620 climacterica1633 critical1669 precarious1687 touch and go1800 dicey1950 1606 R. Knolles tr. J. Bodin Six Bks. Common-weale iv. ii. 461 We haue escaped the threescore and third yeare, the common Climacteriall yeare of all old men [Fr. qui emporte quasi tous les vieillars; L. κλιμακτηρα communem seniorum omnium]. 1610 G. Marcelline Triumphs King James 60 It produceth prognostically the most dangerous Climacteriall age of..the Papacy. 1636 T. Goodwin Returne of Prayers 145 These [hours] are the most climacteriall, and critical, and most dangerous. 1683 J. Barnard Theologo-historicus 291 He dyed upon Holy Thursday An. Dom. 1663. in the Climacterial year of his Life, threescore and three. 1859 Westm. Rev. Jan. 190 The number 48 seems to indicate a climacterial year in the history of the Hohenzollerns. B. n. A climacterial year; = grand climacteric at climacteric n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [noun] > middle age > climacteric climate1574 climacterical1611 climacter1623 climacterial?1632 grand climacteric1634 climacteric1742 climacterium1876 climactery1887 ?1632 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature xiv. §1. 231 Who dyed..ere ever they came to their Climacteriall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.1606
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