epidemialadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈdiːmɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈdimiəl/

Forms: 1500s epidimiall (Scottish), 1600s epidemiall, 1600s– epidemial.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French epidimial; Latin epidemialis.

Etymology: < Middle French epidimial (14th cent.) or its etymon post-classical Latin epidemialis, epidimialis (14th cent. in British and continental sources) < epidemia epidemy n. + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹.

1. Of a disease: affecting many individuals within a short period of time; suddenly and widely prevalent; = epidemic adj. 1a. Also: of or relating to such a disease; = epidemic adj. 1b. Now rare.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > types > [adjective] > epidemic

popular?a1425

epidemial1568

epidemical1595

epidemian1599

epidemic1603

exidemical1608

1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest ii. sig. A.3^v Diseisis quhilkis ar callit Epidimiall.

1605 J. Smyth Paterne True Prayer 138 Sicknes, as the plague or other mortall diseases epidemiall.

1653 tr. H. van der Heyden Speedy Help for Rich & Poor v. 185 As concerning the Curing of the aforesaid Feavers, as they are Epidemial,..I my self have written abundantly.

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 108 Take Carduus (or Alexiterial Milk) water 2 ounces; Epidemial water, Syrup of Gilly flowers, each 2 drams.

1809 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 317 That very common and extensively epidemial disease of our climate, the winter cough.

1905 St. Louis Med. Rev. 19 Aug. 158/2 The progressive intensification of the epidemial conditions.

2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Nov. (Books section) There is a qualitative difference between deliberate brutality [towards those suffering from Aids] and the sort of misguided, self-taught epidemial expertise which Mbeki is said to have acquired on the internet.

†2. figurative. Of a (usually undesirable) phenomenon: widespread, widely prevalent, universal; = epidemic adj. 2. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or prevalent

commona1325

generala1393

usual1396

popular?a1425

riveda1513

vulgarc1550

current1563

afloat1571

widespread1582

penny-rife1606

catholic1607

spacious1610

epidemical1614

epidemial1616

epidemic1617

prevailent1623

regnant1623

fashionablea1627

wide-spreading1655

endemical1658

prevalent1658

endemiala1682

obtaining1682

prevailing1682

endemious1684

sterling1696

running1697

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1737

prevailant1794

exoteric1814

endemic1852

widish1864

prolate1882

going1909

1616 T. Adams Dis. Soule 55 To this [sc. Iaundeis] I compare Profanenesse, which is an epidemiall and vniuersall spreading of wickednesse throughout all powers of the soule.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. b3^v Novelty, prophanenesse and lukewarmenesse are the three epidemiall evils, which..fret to the heart of our Religion.

1784 Morning Chron. 22 Jan. The Montgolfier-mania is becoming epidemial in different districts of the country, Bristol, Liverpool, &c. having had their air balloons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	epidemial
释义	epidemialadj. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈdiːmɪəl/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈdimiəl/ Forms: 1500s epidimiall (Scottish), 1600s epidemiall, 1600s– epidemial. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French epidimial; Latin epidemialis. Etymology: < Middle French epidimial (14th cent.) or its etymon post-classical Latin epidemialis, epidimialis (14th cent. in British and continental sources) < epidemia epidemy n. + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹. 1. Of a disease: affecting many individuals within a short period of time; suddenly and widely prevalent; = epidemic adj. 1a. Also: of or relating to such a disease; = epidemic adj. 1b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > types > [adjective] > epidemic popular?a1425 epidemial1568 epidemical1595 epidemian1599 epidemic1603 exidemical1608 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest ii. sig. A.3^v Diseisis quhilkis ar callit Epidimiall. 1605 J. Smyth Paterne True Prayer 138 Sicknes, as the plague or other mortall diseases epidemiall. 1653 tr. H. van der Heyden Speedy Help for Rich & Poor v. 185 As concerning the Curing of the aforesaid Feavers, as they are Epidemial,..I my self have written abundantly. 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 108 Take Carduus (or Alexiterial Milk) water 2 ounces; Epidemial water, Syrup of Gilly flowers, each 2 drams. 1809 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 317 That very common and extensively epidemial disease of our climate, the winter cough. 1905 St. Louis Med. Rev. 19 Aug. 158/2 The progressive intensification of the epidemial conditions. 2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Nov. (Books section) There is a qualitative difference between deliberate brutality [towards those suffering from Aids] and the sort of misguided, self-taught epidemial expertise which Mbeki is said to have acquired on the internet. †2. figurative. Of a (usually undesirable) phenomenon: widespread, widely prevalent, universal; = epidemic adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or prevalent commona1325 generala1393 usual1396 popular?a1425 riveda1513 vulgarc1550 current1563 afloat1571 widespread1582 penny-rife1606 catholic1607 spacious1610 epidemical1614 epidemial1616 epidemic1617 prevailent1623 regnant1623 fashionablea1627 wide-spreading1655 endemical1658 prevalent1658 endemiala1682 obtaining1682 prevailing1682 endemious1684 sterling1696 running1697 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1737 prevailant1794 exoteric1814 endemic1852 widish1864 prolate1882 going1909 1616 T. Adams Dis. Soule 55 To this [sc. Iaundeis] I compare Profanenesse, which is an epidemiall and vniuersall spreading of wickednesse throughout all powers of the soule. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. b3^v Novelty, prophanenesse and lukewarmenesse are the three epidemiall evils, which..fret to the heart of our Religion. 1784 Morning Chron. 22 Jan. The Montgolfier-mania is becoming epidemial in different districts of the country, Bristol, Liverpool, &c. having had their air balloons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.1568
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