defatigableadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfatᵻɡəbl/, U.S.

/dəˈfædəɡəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin defatigabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin defatigabilis (1501 or earlier; 1620 in a British source) < classical Latin dē- de- prefix + fatīgāre fatigue v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare earlier indefatigable adj., and also earlier defatigate v., defatigated adj., defatigation n.

†1. Wearying, tiring, fatiguing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > causing weariness or exhaustion

wearyc1315

soakingc1440

tired1548

moilingc1566

wearisome1593

tiring1594

overtiring1598

tiresome1598

defatigating1634

defatigable1654

fatigable1656

fatiguing1708

fatiguesomea1734

jading1766

fagging1787

wearying1798

exhausting18..

taversome1808

harassing1833

killing1850

trashing1861

trachling1902

1654 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (ed. 2) 980 The Translators did by their excessive and defatigable pains so wear out themselves that all of them dyed within three years after.

1657 R. Tomlinson To Rdr. in R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Dispensatory sig. d My Imployments..and defatigable diuturnal Labours [L. vires diuturno labore fatigas].

2. Easily tired or fatigued; capable of becoming wearied or fatigued; (in later use often) spec. (chiefly humorous) not indefatigable, not tirelessly persistent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > capable of being wearied or exhausted

tirable1607

fatigable1608

defatigable1656

weariable1775

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Defatigable, easily to be wearyed.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 244 That when this bird is defatigable, and wearied with flying, that hee will betake himself to any ship.

1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xiv. 148 We were made on set purpose defatigable, that so all degrees of life might have their exercise.

1948 E. Waugh Loved One 2 Then they lost interest. I did too. I was always the most defatigable of hacks.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 July 418/3 Mr Toynbee, by his own admission the most defatigable of marchers, has reverted to the written word.

1993 M. Lynch in J. L. Pastore Confronting AIDS through Lit. 79 Michael Lynch chose to skip the MLA this year, having discovered that he is defatigable.

Derivatives

† defatigableness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Defatigableness, aptness to be tired.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defatigable
释义	defatigableadj. Brit. /dᵻˈfatᵻɡəbl/, U.S. /dəˈfædəɡəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin defatigabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin defatigabilis (1501 or earlier; 1620 in a British source) < classical Latin dē- de- prefix + fatīgāre fatigue v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare earlier indefatigable adj., and also earlier defatigate v., defatigated adj., defatigation n. †1. Wearying, tiring, fatiguing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > causing weariness or exhaustion wearyc1315 soakingc1440 tired1548 moilingc1566 wearisome1593 tiring1594 overtiring1598 tiresome1598 defatigating1634 defatigable1654 fatigable1656 fatiguing1708 fatiguesomea1734 jading1766 fagging1787 wearying1798 exhausting18.. taversome1808 harassing1833 killing1850 trashing1861 trachling1902 1654 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (ed. 2) 980 The Translators did by their excessive and defatigable pains so wear out themselves that all of them dyed within three years after. 1657 R. Tomlinson To Rdr. in R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Dispensatory sig. d My Imployments..and defatigable diuturnal Labours [L. vires diuturno labore fatigas]. 2. Easily tired or fatigued; capable of becoming wearied or fatigued; (in later use often) spec. (chiefly humorous) not indefatigable, not tirelessly persistent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > capable of being wearied or exhausted tirable1607 fatigable1608 defatigable1656 weariable1775 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Defatigable, easily to be wearyed. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 244 That when this bird is defatigable, and wearied with flying, that hee will betake himself to any ship. 1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xiv. 148 We were made on set purpose defatigable, that so all degrees of life might have their exercise. 1948 E. Waugh Loved One 2 Then they lost interest. I did too. I was always the most defatigable of hacks. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 July 418/3 Mr Toynbee, by his own admission the most defatigable of marchers, has reverted to the written word. 1993 M. Lynch in J. L. Pastore Confronting AIDS through Lit. 79 Michael Lynch chose to skip the MLA this year, having discovered that he is defatigable. Derivatives † defatigableness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Defatigableness, aptness to be tired. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1654
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