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单词 emunct
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emunctadj.

Etymology: < Latin ēmunctus, past participle of ēmungĕre to wipe the nose. The Latin phrase, emunctae naris homo a man of ‘keen scent’ (figurative) gave rise to the use of the participle in sense ‘acute’.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the judgement: Keen, acute.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] > of judgement: considered, sound
adviseda1325
ballasted1552
level1600
weighed1647
unprevaricate1652
unmuddied1654
solid1662
emunct1679
unintuitive1842
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > of mind, mental operations: sharp
quickOE
readya1393
piercingc1425
piercive1567
perforating1578
sharp1580
nimble1589
sudden1604
smirk1607
apprehensive1621
emunct1679
arrowing1793
keen1794
thorough-edged1830
fast1850
insightful1907
1679 M. Prance Addit. Narr. 5 Your Highness, being of so deep and emunct a Judgment.
1697 J. Evelyn Numismata ix. 297 The Nose..as the Emunct Judicious.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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