degradedadj.¹

/dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/

Etymology: < degrade v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Lowered in rank, position, reputation, character, etc.; debased.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adjective] > degraded

degraded1483

debased1593

sunk1618

hang-dog1677

meanc1680

unpedestalled1823

vilified1828

disrated1891

society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > unfrocking > [adjective]

degraded1483

disgraded1551

unfrocked1798

disfrocked1837

defrocked1891

1483 Cath. Angl. 94 Degradid, degradatus.

1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue v. 499 By long Swathes of their degraded Grasse, Well show the way their sweeping Scithes did pass.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 35 The restoring of this degraded law.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 235 The degraded emperor of the Romans.

1867 F. M. Müller Chips from German Workshop I. ii. 60 There is, perhaps, no race of men so low and degraded.

1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 253/2 The consecration of the Eucharist by a degraded priest is..valid.

a. Biology. Showing structural or functional degradation.

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1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised vi. 271 The pollen grains..in all other genera, excepting the degraded Cephalanthera.

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) iii. 101 Degeneration..by which the organism..becomes more and more adapted to a degraded form of life.

b. Physics. Of energy: Changed into a form less capable of transformation.

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1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. vi. 146 Degraded energy meaning energy less capable of being transformed than before.

c. Soil Science. Of soil; (cf. degradation n.¹ 4e).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > separated into constituents

resolveda1600

analysed1601

untwist1607

separated1661

decompounded1797

reduced1810

broken-down1816

dissociated1882

degraded1927

1927 C. F. Marbut tr. K. D. Glinka Great Soil Groups 95 The well known degraded Tschernosem found in many parts of European and Asiatic Russia.

1965 B. T. Bunting Geogr. Soil xv. 173 The westernmost area of modal chernozem is south of Wroclaw, but degraded chernozem occur as far west as Braunschweig.

3. Geology. Having suffered degradation, worn down.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [adjective] > eroded

degraded1869

residual1876

resurrected1916

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 229 Old broken and degraded crateriform ridges.

4. Of colour: Reduced in brilliancy, toned down.

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the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > toned down

degraded1877

broken1882

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile i. 9 The outer robe, or gibbeh, is generally of some beautiful degraded colour, such as maize, mulberry, olive, peach.

Derivatives

deˈgradedly adv.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adverb] > degradedly

basely1538

degradedly1791

1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 35 A vast mass of mankind are degradedly thrown into the back-ground.

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 185/2 A government more systematically and more degradedly tyrannical.

deˈgradedness n.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [noun] > condition of being degraded

lowness?c1225

sloughc1250

degradedness1883

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Dec. 2/2 He sees..the misery and degradedness of the poor, the callousness of many rich.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

degradedadj.²

Etymology: < de- prefix 1 + Latin gradus step + -ed suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈgraded.

Heraldry.

Of a cross: Set on steps, or having step-like extensions at the ends connecting it with the sides of the shield.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [adjective] > degraded

degraded1562

grady1828

graded1874

1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 35 Hee beareth Geules, a Crosse nowye degraded fitche Argent.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) A Cross degraded, is a Cross mark'd, or divided into Steps at each End; diminishing as they ascend towards the Middle, or Centre: by the French call'd Perronnée.

1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 18 A Cross raised on steps is said to be on degrees, or degraded.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	degraded
释义	degradedadj.¹ /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/ Etymology: < degrade v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Lowered in rank, position, reputation, character, etc.; debased. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adjective] > degraded degraded1483 debased1593 sunk1618 hang-dog1677 meanc1680 unpedestalled1823 vilified1828 disrated1891 society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > unfrocking > [adjective] degraded1483 disgraded1551 unfrocked1798 disfrocked1837 defrocked1891 1483 Cath. Angl. 94 Degradid, degradatus. 1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue v. 499 By long Swathes of their degraded Grasse, Well show the way their sweeping Scithes did pass. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 35 The restoring of this degraded law. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 235 The degraded emperor of the Romans. 1867 F. M. Müller Chips from German Workshop I. ii. 60 There is, perhaps, no race of men so low and degraded. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 253/2 The consecration of the Eucharist by a degraded priest is..valid. 2. a. Biology. Showing structural or functional degradation. ΚΠ 1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised vi. 271 The pollen grains..in all other genera, excepting the degraded Cephalanthera. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) iii. 101 Degeneration..by which the organism..becomes more and more adapted to a degraded form of life. b. Physics. Of energy: Changed into a form less capable of transformation. ΚΠ 1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. vi. 146 Degraded energy meaning energy less capable of being transformed than before. c. Soil Science. Of soil; (cf. degradation n.¹ 4e). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > separated into constituents resolveda1600 analysed1601 untwist1607 separated1661 decompounded1797 reduced1810 broken-down1816 dissociated1882 degraded1927 1927 C. F. Marbut tr. K. D. Glinka Great Soil Groups 95 The well known degraded Tschernosem found in many parts of European and Asiatic Russia. 1965 B. T. Bunting Geogr. Soil xv. 173 The westernmost area of modal chernozem is south of Wroclaw, but degraded chernozem occur as far west as Braunschweig. 3. Geology. Having suffered degradation, worn down. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [adjective] > eroded degraded1869 residual1876 resurrected1916 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 229 Old broken and degraded crateriform ridges. 4. Of colour: Reduced in brilliancy, toned down. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > toned down degraded1877 broken1882 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile i. 9 The outer robe, or gibbeh, is generally of some beautiful degraded colour, such as maize, mulberry, olive, peach. Derivatives deˈgradedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adverb] > degradedly basely1538 degradedly1791 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 35 A vast mass of mankind are degradedly thrown into the back-ground. 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 185/2 A government more systematically and more degradedly tyrannical. deˈgradedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [noun] > condition of being degraded lowness?c1225 sloughc1250 degradedness1883 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Dec. 2/2 He sees..the misery and degradedness of the poor, the callousness of many rich. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018). degradedadj.² Etymology: < de- prefix 1 + Latin gradus step + -ed suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈgraded. Heraldry. Of a cross: Set on steps, or having step-like extensions at the ends connecting it with the sides of the shield. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [adjective] > degraded degraded1562 grady1828 graded1874 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 35 Hee beareth Geules, a Crosse nowye degraded fitche Argent. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) A Cross degraded, is a Cross mark'd, or divided into Steps at each End; diminishing as they ascend towards the Middle, or Centre: by the French call'd Perronnée. 1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 18 A Cross raised on steps is said to be on degrees, or degraded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.¹1483adj.²1562
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