free-livern.

Brit.

/ˌfriːˈlɪvə/, U.S.

/ˌfriˈlɪvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adv., liver n.²

Etymology: < free adv. + liver n.², after free-living adj. Compare earlier free-thinker n.

A person who lives freely; a person who gives free indulgence to his or her appetites.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person

ribald1340

shaker?a1500

whipster1593

Cyprian1598

wantoner1665

free-liver1711

rep1747

loose fish1809

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 306 Those naturally honest Appellations of Free-Livers, Free-Thinkers..or whatever other Character implies a Largeness of Mind and generous Use of Understanding.

1749 S. Richardson Let. 21 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1964) 124 Rakes and Free-livers..are jealous of their Prerogatives.

1799 E. Helme Albert II. xxi. 223 That Berners is a libertine, a gamester,..and a free liver.

1806 ‘Ignotus’ Culina (ed. 3) 53 This is a good..dish, for free-livers.

1876 Times 8 July 13/5 It appeared in cross-examination that he had always been a ‘free liver’ and accustomed to drink, though not, they said, to excess.

1922 C. M. Depew My Memories of Eighty Years iv. 73 Nye was a free liver, though not a dissipated man.

1996 USA Today (Nexis) 14 June 4 d She definitely conveys the uncertainties her character would reasonably experience in a household of free-livers who are almost urging her to scuttle her virginity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	free-liver
释义	free-livern. Brit. /ˌfriːˈlɪvə/, U.S. /ˌfriˈlɪvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adv., liver n.² Etymology: < free adv. + liver n.², after free-living adj. Compare earlier free-thinker n. A person who lives freely; a person who gives free indulgence to his or her appetites. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person ribald1340 shaker?a1500 whipster1593 Cyprian1598 wantoner1665 free-liver1711 rep1747 loose fish1809 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 306 Those naturally honest Appellations of Free-Livers, Free-Thinkers..or whatever other Character implies a Largeness of Mind and generous Use of Understanding. 1749 S. Richardson Let. 21 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1964) 124 Rakes and Free-livers..are jealous of their Prerogatives. 1799 E. Helme Albert II. xxi. 223 That Berners is a libertine, a gamester,..and a free liver. 1806 ‘Ignotus’ Culina (ed. 3) 53 This is a good..dish, for free-livers. 1876 Times 8 July 13/5 It appeared in cross-examination that he had always been a ‘free liver’ and accustomed to drink, though not, they said, to excess. 1922 C. M. Depew My Memories of Eighty Years iv. 73 Nye was a free liver, though not a dissipated man. 1996 USA Today (Nexis) 14 June 4 d She definitely conveys the uncertainties her character would reasonably experience in a household of free-livers who are almost urging her to scuttle her virginity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1711
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