anemiousadj.

Brit.

/əˈnɛmɪəs/,

/əˈniːmɪəs/, U.S.

/əˈnɛmiəs/,

/əˈnimiəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anemius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin anemius (1506 or earlier; < Hellenistic Greek ἀνέμιος , variant reading for ancient Greek ἀνέμαῖος windy, empty, vain ( < ἄνεμος wind (see anemo- comb. form) + -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives)) + -ous suffix.

rare.

Exposed to wind; windswept.

ΚΠ

1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Anemious, windy. Applied to plants growing in windy and exposed situations.

1954 E. Pope River in Wind x. 331 The blown lilies, the long tendrils of roses and the anemious grasses streamed like plants that grow in water.

1963 E. Grier Friction of Lights 49 Mountain teeth, tips of anemious rippled stone, a glacier of white cloud settled into the tilting passages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anemious
释义	anemiousadj. Brit. /əˈnɛmɪəs/, /əˈniːmɪəs/, U.S. /əˈnɛmiəs/, /əˈnimiəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anemius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin anemius (1506 or earlier; < Hellenistic Greek ἀνέμιος , variant reading for ancient Greek ἀνέμαῖος windy, empty, vain ( < ἄνεμος wind (see anemo- comb. form) + -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives)) + -ous suffix. rare. Exposed to wind; windswept. ΚΠ 1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Anemious, windy. Applied to plants growing in windy and exposed situations. 1954 E. Pope River in Wind x. 331 The blown lilies, the long tendrils of roses and the anemious grasses streamed like plants that grow in water. 1963 E. Grier Friction of Lights 49 Mountain teeth, tips of anemious rippled stone, a glacier of white cloud settled into the tilting passages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1879
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