† funambulousadj.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: funambulus n., -ous suffix; Latin fūnambulus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < funambulus n. or its etymon classical Latin fūnambulus + -ous suffix. Compare earlier funambulatory adj.

Obsolete.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of tightrope or slack-rope walking; that practises tightrope walking. Chiefly in figurative contexts.With quot. a1682 cf. quot. a1682 at funambulatory adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing

funambulatorya1670

funambulousa1682

walking1730

rope-dancing1767

funambulic1833

schoenobatic1862

equilibristic1882

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > insecure > precarious > of places or conditions > of a track

funambulatorya1670

funambulousa1682

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 9 Tread softly and circumspectly in this funambulous [MS funambulatory] Track and narrow Path of Goodness.

1901 Nation (N.Y.) 16 May 400/3 M. Morel-Fatio pursues no funambulous course in endeavoring to trace hidden ideals of Spanish character in the spirit of Cervantes's work.

1923 C. Morley Parsons' Pleasure 66 I, funambulous o'er the pit Where all the fires of Self are lit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	funambulous
释义	† funambulousadj. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: funambulus n., -ous suffix; Latin fūnambulus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < funambulus n. or its etymon classical Latin fūnambulus + -ous suffix. Compare earlier funambulatory adj. Obsolete. Of, relating to, or characteristic of tightrope or slack-rope walking; that practises tightrope walking. Chiefly in figurative contexts.With quot. a1682 cf. quot. a1682 at funambulatory adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing funambulatorya1670 funambulousa1682 walking1730 rope-dancing1767 funambulic1833 schoenobatic1862 equilibristic1882 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > insecure > precarious > of places or conditions > of a track funambulatorya1670 funambulousa1682 a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 9 Tread softly and circumspectly in this funambulous [MS funambulatory] Track and narrow Path of Goodness. 1901 Nation (N.Y.) 16 May 400/3 M. Morel-Fatio pursues no funambulous course in endeavoring to trace hidden ideals of Spanish character in the spirit of Cervantes's work. 1923 C. Morley Parsons' Pleasure 66 I, funambulous o'er the pit Where all the fires of Self are lit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1682
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