diacriticaladj.

/dʌɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl/

Etymology: formed as diacritic adj. + -al suffix¹.

a. Grammar. = diacritic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > diacritic

diacritic1699

diacritical1749

1749 B. Martin (title) Lingua Britannica Reformata: or a universal English Dictionary..Universal, Etymological, Orthographical, Orthoepical, Diacritical.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Gram. From f in the Islandick alphabet, v is only distinguished by a diacritical point.

1840 H. Malcom Trav. 42/1 [In Siamese] there are thirty-four consonants..and twelve vowels, with several diacritical marks.

1869 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. I. i. 21 In quite recent days, the innovation of diacritical signs arose as in French and German.

b. gen. Distinguishing, distinctive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > differentiating or distinctive

discretive?1490

differencing1603

differential1615

specificative1641

discriminating1642

discriminative1646

specializing1701

differentiating1794

diacritical1857

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 343 The diacritical marks of this ware are a paste of red coralline colour, [etc.]

c. (See quot. 1884.)

ΚΠ

1884 S. P. Thompson Dynamo-electr. Machinery (1888) 307 This number of ampère-turns he named the diacritical number; and the current producing half-saturation he called the diacritical current.

2. Capable, or showing a capacity, of distinguishing or discerning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective]

subtlec1300

subtilea1450

judgemented1548

sundry1564

refined1574

discerning1583

respective1597

discernible1603

divisive1603

distinct1606

distinctional1607

discriminativea1638

distinctive1646

distinctial1648

discernable1650

discriminating1650

sagacious1650

discriminanta1656

dignoscitive1674

distinguishing1699

discriminate1743

discriminatory1745

diacritical1856

discriminational1918

1856 W. L. Alexander Mem. R. Wardlaw xix. 477 His intellect was eminently dialectic and diacritical.

1865 Athenæum 24 June 837/2 Where is his diacritical power?

Derivatives

diaˈcritically adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [adverb] > as diacritic

diacritically1820

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 198 Masoretically print it, diacritically compose it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	diacritical
释义	diacriticaladj. /dʌɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl/ Etymology: formed as diacritic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. a. Grammar. = diacritic adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > diacritic diacritic1699 diacritical1749 1749 B. Martin (title) Lingua Britannica Reformata: or a universal English Dictionary..Universal, Etymological, Orthographical, Orthoepical, Diacritical. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Gram. From f in the Islandick alphabet, v is only distinguished by a diacritical point. 1840 H. Malcom Trav. 42/1 [In Siamese] there are thirty-four consonants..and twelve vowels, with several diacritical marks. 1869 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. I. i. 21 In quite recent days, the innovation of diacritical signs arose as in French and German. b. gen. Distinguishing, distinctive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > differentiating or distinctive discretive?1490 differencing1603 differential1615 specificative1641 discriminating1642 discriminative1646 specializing1701 differentiating1794 diacritical1857 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 343 The diacritical marks of this ware are a paste of red coralline colour, [etc.] c. (See quot. 1884.) ΚΠ 1884 S. P. Thompson Dynamo-electr. Machinery (1888) 307 This number of ampère-turns he named the diacritical number; and the current producing half-saturation he called the diacritical current. 2. Capable, or showing a capacity, of distinguishing or discerning. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] subtlec1300 subtilea1450 judgemented1548 sundry1564 refined1574 discerning1583 respective1597 discernible1603 divisive1603 distinct1606 distinctional1607 discriminativea1638 distinctive1646 distinctial1648 discernable1650 discriminating1650 sagacious1650 discriminanta1656 dignoscitive1674 distinguishing1699 discriminate1743 discriminatory1745 diacritical1856 discriminational1918 1856 W. L. Alexander Mem. R. Wardlaw xix. 477 His intellect was eminently dialectic and diacritical. 1865 Athenæum 24 June 837/2 Where is his diacritical power? Derivatives diaˈcritically adv. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adverb] > as diacritic diacritically1820 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 198 Masoretically print it, diacritically compose it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1749
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