amurcousadj.

Brit.

/əˈməːkəs/, U.S.

/əˈmərkəs/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: amurca n., -ous suffix; Latin amurca , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < amurca n. or its etymon classical Latin amurca amurca n. + -ous suffix. Earlier currency may be implied by amurcosity n.

Now rare (archaic in later use).

Full of dregs or sediment. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1744 tr. G. van Swieten Comm. Aphorisms Boerhaave I. 387 A soap..has..the power to dissolve all oleous, fat, resinous, pituitous, amurcous substances.

1763 J. Wathen tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Lues Venerea vi. 95 This liquor by degrees becomes amurcous, sanious, and brown.

1918 A. Marlowe Unthrown Stone 139 From the depth of his amurcous soul He hissed: ‘Wild shall the weather be ere night.’

1934 PMLA 49 1196 We of the West have an amurcous drink to quaff, for Spengler insists that greatness of expression is of necessity denied us.

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

单词	amurcous
释义	amurcousadj. Brit. /əˈməːkəs/, U.S. /əˈmərkəs/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: amurca n., -ous suffix; Latin amurca , -ous suffix. Etymology: < amurca n. or its etymon classical Latin amurca amurca n. + -ous suffix. Earlier currency may be implied by amurcosity n. Now rare (archaic in later use). Full of dregs or sediment. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1744 tr. G. van Swieten Comm. Aphorisms Boerhaave I. 387 A soap..has..the power to dissolve all oleous, fat, resinous, pituitous, amurcous substances. 1763 J. Wathen tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Lues Venerea vi. 95 This liquor by degrees becomes amurcous, sanious, and brown. 1918 A. Marlowe Unthrown Stone 139 From the depth of his amurcous soul He hissed: ‘Wild shall the weather be ere night.’ 1934 PMLA 49 1196 We of the West have an amurcous drink to quaff, for Spengler insists that greatness of expression is of necessity denied us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1744
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