enginousadj.

Brit.

/ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)nəs/, U.S.

/ˈɛndʒənəs/

Forms:

α. Middle English engynous, Middle English engynovs, Middle English–1600s 1900s– enginous, 1600s inginous.

β. late Middle English engynyous.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: engine n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < engine n. + -ous suffix, originally (in sense 1) after Anglo-Norman enginus, enginous, engignus and Middle French engigneus, engigneux clever, inventive, cunning, skilful (12th cent. in Old French; also in Old French as engignos (c1160)), (of a thing) requiring great skill (13th cent.) < classical Latin ingeniōsus ingenious adj. Compare Old Occitan engenhos, enginhos, Spanish †engeñoso (c1280), Portuguese engenhoso (13th cent.), Italian ingegnoso (13th cent.).The β. forms could alternatively be interpreted as showing an antedating of later ingenious adj.

†1. Clever, crafty, cunning; deceitful. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

hinderyeapc1000

yepec1000

foxc1175

slya1200

hinderc1200

quaint?c1225

wrenchfulc1225

wiltfula1250

wilyc1330

subtle1340

cautelous138.

sleightful1380

subtile1387

enginousa1393

wilfula1400

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

serpentinec1422

ginnousa1425

wittya1425

semyc1440

artificial?a1475

sleight1495

slapea1500

shrewdc1525

craftly1526

foxy1528

gleering?1533

foxish1535

insidious1545

vafrous1548

wily beguile1550

wilely1556

fine1559

todly1571

practic1585

subdolous1588

captious1590

witryff1598

cautel1606

cunninga1616

versute1616

shiftfula1618

artificious1624

insidiary1625

canny1628

lapwing-like1638

pawky?a1640

tricksome1648

callid1656

versutious1660

artful1663

slim1674

dexterous1701

trickish1705

supple1710

slid1719

vulpinary1721

tricksy1766

trickful1775

sneck-drawing1786

tricky1786

louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective]

ficklea1000

hinderyeapc1000

swikelc1000

as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE

fakenOE

swikefulc1100

frakelc1175

swikec1175

wrenchfulc1225

wielfulc1275

ginfulc1300

guileful13..

treacherousc1330

guilesomea1382

guilousc1384

enginousa1393

deceivant1393

treacherc1400

serpentinec1422

deceivousa1425

guilyc1430

beguilous1483

slapea1500

fallacious1509

treget1519

gaudya1529

beguileful1530

Spanish1530

juggling?1531

snakish1532

prestigious?1534

knack-hardy1549

pratting1570

fogging1585

snakya1586

abusive1595

faithless1597

faiterous1600

guiled1600

trompant1605

amusing1609

braida1616

dodging1625

Ulyssean1639

tricksome1648

knackish1660

hocus-pocus1668

bubbling1675

rusé1689

tricking1697

trickish1705

lurching1728

tricksy1766

trickful1775

tricky1786

slippy1828

shirky1847

dodgy1861

sidewinding1902

slithery1902

hyping1968

deceiteous-

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 433 It [sc. choleric complexion] makth a man ben enginous.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. l. 4467 (MED) Vnmerciable & riȝt evele thewed, Wounder sleiȝty and Engynyous.

a1450–1509 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (A-version) (1913) l. 3973 (MED) Thomas, a knyȝt engynous, Wente wiþ hys hoost.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 116 (MED) He þat hauys a short necke, ys queynte, and decyuant, engynous in euyl, & trechour.

1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iii. sig. G3 Then wrought her wit With her broke vow, her Goddesse wrath, her fame, All tooles that enginous despayre could frame.

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. iii. sig. F2 For that's the marke of all their enginous drifts, To wound my Patience.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) i. 452 Open force, or projects enginous.

2. Of or belonging to an engine; of the nature of an engine. Now rare (in later use archaic, perhaps as a pun on ingenious).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective]

enginous1606

turboprop1978

1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London iv. sig. D4^v For all the Enginous Wheeles of the Soule are continually going.

1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. vi. 66 Lady F. Sure, petard's, To blow vs vp. Lord L. Some inginous strong words.

1928 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 6 Mar. 7/3 (headline) Enginous devices make moving parts appear motionless for closeup study by engineers.

1931 G. A. Dorsey Man's Own Show xiv. 848 Man could not have become man without becoming more and more enginous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	enginous
释义	enginousadj. Brit. /ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)nəs/, U.S. /ˈɛndʒənəs/ Forms: α. Middle English engynous, Middle English engynovs, Middle English–1600s 1900s– enginous, 1600s inginous. β. late Middle English engynyous. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: engine n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < engine n. + -ous suffix, originally (in sense 1) after Anglo-Norman enginus, enginous, engignus and Middle French engigneus, engigneux clever, inventive, cunning, skilful (12th cent. in Old French; also in Old French as engignos (c1160)), (of a thing) requiring great skill (13th cent.) < classical Latin ingeniōsus ingenious adj. Compare Old Occitan engenhos, enginhos, Spanish †engeñoso (c1280), Portuguese engenhoso (13th cent.), Italian ingegnoso (13th cent.).The β. forms could alternatively be interpreted as showing an antedating of later ingenious adj. †1. Clever, crafty, cunning; deceitful. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective] ficklea1000 hinderyeapc1000 swikelc1000 as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE fakenOE swikefulc1100 frakelc1175 swikec1175 wrenchfulc1225 wielfulc1275 ginfulc1300 guileful13.. treacherousc1330 guilesomea1382 guilousc1384 enginousa1393 deceivant1393 treacherc1400 serpentinec1422 deceivousa1425 guilyc1430 beguilous1483 slapea1500 fallacious1509 treget1519 gaudya1529 beguileful1530 Spanish1530 juggling?1531 snakish1532 prestigious?1534 knack-hardy1549 pratting1570 fogging1585 snakya1586 abusive1595 faithless1597 faiterous1600 guiled1600 trompant1605 amusing1609 braida1616 dodging1625 Ulyssean1639 tricksome1648 knackish1660 hocus-pocus1668 bubbling1675 rusé1689 tricking1697 trickish1705 lurching1728 tricksy1766 trickful1775 tricky1786 slippy1828 shirky1847 dodgy1861 sidewinding1902 slithery1902 hyping1968 deceiteous- a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 433 It [sc. choleric complexion] makth a man ben enginous. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. l. 4467 (MED) Vnmerciable & riȝt evele thewed, Wounder sleiȝty and Engynyous. a1450–1509 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (A-version) (1913) l. 3973 (MED) Thomas, a knyȝt engynous, Wente wiþ hys hoost. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 116 (MED) He þat hauys a short necke, ys queynte, and decyuant, engynous in euyl, & trechour. 1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iii. sig. G3 Then wrought her wit With her broke vow, her Goddesse wrath, her fame, All tooles that enginous despayre could frame. 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. iii. sig. F2 For that's the marke of all their enginous drifts, To wound my Patience. View more context for this quotation ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) i. 452 Open force, or projects enginous. 2. Of or belonging to an engine; of the nature of an engine. Now rare (in later use archaic, perhaps as a pun on ingenious). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] enginous1606 turboprop1978 1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London iv. sig. D4^v For all the Enginous Wheeles of the Soule are continually going. 1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. vi. 66 Lady F. Sure, petard's, To blow vs vp. Lord L. Some inginous strong words. 1928 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 6 Mar. 7/3 (headline) Enginous devices make moving parts appear motionless for closeup study by engineers. 1931 G. A. Dorsey Man's Own Show xiv. 848 Man could not have become man without becoming more and more enginous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1393
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