单词 | excusing |
释义 | excusingn. The action of excuse v. in various senses; also, an instance of this; a plea or ground of excuse. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] forgivenessc900 givenessc1200 remission?c1225 veny?c1225 gracec1300 forgiftc1315 excusinga1340 absolutiona1393 pardona1393 veynea1425 pardoningc1443 pardonancec1475 forgivance1490 remit1490 oblivion1563 remitting1577 remittance1602 remitment1611 condonation1615 excuse1655 condonance1865 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse excusinga1340 excusec1374 excusationc1380 scusationc1430 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxl. 3 Swa be oure lippis..sperd til excusynge of syn. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 512 Ȝif þis excusinge were soþ. c1400 Rom. Rose 6588 Noon excusynges A parfit man ne shulde seke. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. x. 99 Thay sayde ther helpyd none excusyng, And wed vs thus togeder. 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iii. f. 103 Those lawes concerninge excusinge of tutors and curators are verie seldome..practised. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 77 Many..things..may go a great Way towards an Excusing of the Agent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2019). excusingadj. 1. That excuses, or makes excuse; containing an excuse. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] excusatory1535 excusive1606 excusing1657 excusative1865 1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 93 His excusing words, that they, etc. 1725 J. Collier Several Disc. 213 Others..omit the most..excusing Circumstances. 2. = excepting prep. and conj. U.S. (chiefly dialect). ΚΠ 1887 T. N. Page In Ole Virginia 199 Torm..said ‘he was the grettest gent'man in the country skusin him [sc. Torm] and the Colonel’. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 42 I ain't done much today, excusin' fret and worry, and mess with the sausage. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling ix. 85 You kin tame arything, son, excusin' the human tongue. 1964 F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa (1967) i. 12 He had not slept in two days, excusing catnaps during the train ride. Derivatives exˈcusingly adv. in an excusing tone or manner; by way of excuse. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adverb] excusivelya1629 excusingly1876 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. vi. 190 She remembered excusingly that [etc.]. 1879 J. G. Butler Bible Readers' Comm. II. 35 Peter..had spoken so gently, and even excusingly, to the crucifiers of Christ. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1340adj.1657 |
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