单词 | covetable |
释义 | covetableadj. To be coveted or ardently desired; greatly desirable. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable > exceedingly desirable covetablec1340 over-desirous1483 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. (1866) 3 Delitabill and couaytabill es þe name of Ihesu. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 79 The most fayr..& the most couoytable of the foure. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Convoitable, Couetable, fit to be coueted, or lusted after. 1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 616 Mr. Drury's copy continues to be a most covetable gem. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 30 The position..would hardly seem a covetable one. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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