gladiatorialadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡladɪəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˈˌɡlædiəˈtɔriəl/

Etymology: < Latin gladiātōrius ( < gladiātor) + -al suffix¹.

1. Of or pertaining to gladiators.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [adjective]

gladiatory1602

gladiatorian1710

gladiatorial1754

1754 J. Jortin Remarks Eccl. Hist. III. 220 He [sc. Constantine] made a law against Gladiatorial shews, which however continued, till Honorius put an end to that wicked diversion, a.d. 403.

1773 W. Melmoth Remarks in tr. Cicero Cato 216 He had lost the opportunity of being present at the gladiatorial combats in Rome.

1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 273 The gladiatorial gore we teach to flow In tragic scene disgusts.

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 279 The games of the circus, the incidents of gladiatorial life.

1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iii. Comm. 422 The first gladiatorial show at Rome was exhibited b.c. 264.

1890 G. A. Smith Bk. Isaiah II. xii. 202 We do not vivisect our murderers nor kill them off by gladiatorial combats.

2. figurative. Of debate or controversy which is merely contentious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective]

controversious1548

argumentable1588

argumental1595

warlikea1603

controversary1610

polemic1614

polemical1615

eristical1624

controversal1634

eristic1637

controversial1638

argumentative1647

agonisticala1652

agonistic1656

disputatious1660

controvertistical1707

gladiatorial1813

conversional1861

voiceful1879

challengeful1903

1813 A. Bruce Crit. Acct. Life A. Morus vi. 148 This contentious and gladiatorial manner of speaking.

1851 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1863) 4th Ser. Introd. 6 They spent their days in tournaments of speeches, and exulted in gladiatorial oratory.

1886 Ld. Selborne Def. Church Eng. iii. xvii. 294 I have dealt with the more substantial accusations brought against the Church of England. The rest are gladiatorial.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gladiatorial
释义	gladiatorialadj. Brit. /ˌɡladɪəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˈˌɡlædiəˈtɔriəl/ Etymology: < Latin gladiātōrius ( < gladiātor) + -al suffix¹. 1. Of or pertaining to gladiators. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [adjective] gladiatory1602 gladiatorian1710 gladiatorial1754 1754 J. Jortin Remarks Eccl. Hist. III. 220 He [sc. Constantine] made a law against Gladiatorial shews, which however continued, till Honorius put an end to that wicked diversion, a.d. 403. 1773 W. Melmoth Remarks in tr. Cicero Cato 216 He had lost the opportunity of being present at the gladiatorial combats in Rome. 1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 273 The gladiatorial gore we teach to flow In tragic scene disgusts. 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 279 The games of the circus, the incidents of gladiatorial life. 1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iii. Comm. 422 The first gladiatorial show at Rome was exhibited b.c. 264. 1890 G. A. Smith Bk. Isaiah II. xii. 202 We do not vivisect our murderers nor kill them off by gladiatorial combats. 2. figurative. Of debate or controversy which is merely contentious. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] controversious1548 argumentable1588 argumental1595 warlikea1603 controversary1610 polemic1614 polemical1615 eristical1624 controversal1634 eristic1637 controversial1638 argumentative1647 agonisticala1652 agonistic1656 disputatious1660 controvertistical1707 gladiatorial1813 conversional1861 voiceful1879 challengeful1903 1813 A. Bruce Crit. Acct. Life A. Morus vi. 148 This contentious and gladiatorial manner of speaking. 1851 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1863) 4th Ser. Introd. 6 They spent their days in tournaments of speeches, and exulted in gladiatorial oratory. 1886 Ld. Selborne Def. Church Eng. iii. xvii. 294 I have dealt with the more substantial accusations brought against the Church of England. The rest are gladiatorial. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754
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