angeliferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪn(d)ʒəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌeɪndʒəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., -iferous comb. form.

Etymology: < angel n. + -iferous comb. form.

U.S. colloquial. Now archaic and rare.

Resembling an angel; angelic. In later use also: splendid, magnificent, excellent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [adjective]

angelicalc1429

angelic?c1450

angel-like1561

seraphic1632

cherubic1645

angeliferous1837

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and splendid

wlonkOE

clear1362

wlonkfulc1400

royalc1425

imperial?1435

magnificousa1474

splendidious?a1475

triumphant1494

glorious1622

aureate1625

candid1648

splendid1653

magnifico1654

magnificent1664

dazzling1749

splendiferous1827

angeliferous1837

million-dollar1854

purple1894

colossal1895

(like) a million dollars (also bucks)1911

swell1926

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective]

wlonkOE

kine-wurtheOE

reala1325

rialc1330

royalc1400

wlonkfulc1400

statelyc1415

pompousc1425

imperial?1435

pontificalc1440

sumptuous1472

magnific1490

magnificenta1530

statelike1534

pompatic1535

magnificala1538

princely1539

portly1548

regal1561

queen-like?1571

haughty1585

portlike1587

Minerva-like1598

lustrous1605

pompatical1610

pontificial1613

commandinga1616

pompal1616

grand1622

splendid1624

pontifician1629

regifical1656

queenly1791

presidential1804

angeliferous1837

slashing1854

sultanesque1862

pageanted1902

1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods I. viii. 120 If anngeliferous [sic] madam is willing, thump me round the 'arth with a crab-apple, if I don't holp her out of the bushes.

1863 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 July 44/2 High bids are expected, for it isn't every day such angeliferous loveliness comes to the hammer.

1913 Dial. Notes 4 20 What angeliferous music!

1940 Little Miss Muffet (cartoon strip) in Winnipeg Tribune 10 Aug. Everything's almost too angeliferous! I'm afraid something's going to happen to spoil it.

1953 T. Taggart Deadwood Dick i. i. 18 She was the mos' angeliferous creature he ever set eyes on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	angeliferous
释义	angeliferousadj. Brit. /ˌeɪn(d)ʒəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌeɪndʒəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., -iferous comb. form. Etymology: < angel n. + -iferous comb. form. U.S. colloquial. Now archaic and rare. Resembling an angel; angelic. In later use also: splendid, magnificent, excellent. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [adjective] angelicalc1429 angelic?c1450 angel-like1561 seraphic1632 cherubic1645 angeliferous1837 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and splendid wlonkOE clear1362 wlonkfulc1400 royalc1425 imperial?1435 magnificousa1474 splendidious?a1475 triumphant1494 glorious1622 aureate1625 candid1648 splendid1653 magnifico1654 magnificent1664 dazzling1749 splendiferous1827 angeliferous1837 million-dollar1854 purple1894 colossal1895 (like) a million dollars (also bucks)1911 swell1926 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] wlonkOE kine-wurtheOE reala1325 rialc1330 royalc1400 wlonkfulc1400 statelyc1415 pompousc1425 imperial?1435 pontificalc1440 sumptuous1472 magnific1490 magnificenta1530 statelike1534 pompatic1535 magnificala1538 princely1539 portly1548 regal1561 queen-like?1571 haughty1585 portlike1587 Minerva-like1598 lustrous1605 pompatical1610 pontificial1613 commandinga1616 pompal1616 grand1622 splendid1624 pontifician1629 regifical1656 queenly1791 presidential1804 angeliferous1837 slashing1854 sultanesque1862 pageanted1902 1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods I. viii. 120 If anngeliferous [sic] madam is willing, thump me round the 'arth with a crab-apple, if I don't holp her out of the bushes. 1863 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 July 44/2 High bids are expected, for it isn't every day such angeliferous loveliness comes to the hammer. 1913 Dial. Notes 4 20 What angeliferous music! 1940 Little Miss Muffet (cartoon strip) in Winnipeg Tribune 10 Aug. Everything's almost too angeliferous! I'm afraid something's going to happen to spoil it. 1953 T. Taggart Deadwood Dick i. i. 18 She was the mos' angeliferous creature he ever set eyes on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1837
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