单词 | appliant |
释义 | † appliantadj. Obsolete. 1. Applying or inclining the mind; favourably inclined, docile, pliant; diligent. Also with to, unto. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > teachable disciplinablec1454 appliant1483 docile1483 teachable1483 towardly1528 docible1549 schoolable1594 instructable1603 disciplinala1628 instructible1645 educable1834 educationable1852 educatable1868 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxx. f. lxxviiiv Theyr wylle was not aplyaunt to the counceyll of the..peple that they had to gouerne. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) xi. 49 Hym that is ryght well applyaunt For to bere it. 1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Grace sig. Aviiv Pharao..applyant unto the lustes of his owne herte. ?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome iii. xxxvi. 533 That the soule may be alwaies..appliant vnto reason. 1836 I. Taylor Physical Theory Another Life viii. 103 Of all the instruments or the artificial combinations which man employs, there is not one at all to be compared with language;—there is not one nearly so elaborate in its construction, or so copious in its materials, or so nice and appliant in its evolutions. 1873 E. J. Brennan Witch of Nemi 136 So haughty but appliant to his will. 2. Applicable, pertinent to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] to (the) purposea1387 pertinentc1390 appliablec1429 relevantc1540 appliant1548 incident1557 relative1579 home1607 effectual1608 ad rem1680 adaptable1718 to the point1817 pointful1898 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Eivv Yt [which] I have spoken..is..appliaunt to the latter portion of the sayde supper. 1609 W. Leigh First Step towards Heaven 117 The third and last is his subiection to increase and growth in body, and strength in spirit, by little and little; infallible proofes of his humanity, and no waye applyant to the diuinity. 1831 W. S. Landor in Gebir, Count Julian, & Other Poems 240 I understand not a fantastic speech Appliant to no person, to no purport. 1844 I. Taylor Anc. Christianity (ed. 4) II. Supp. 7 One other single sentence, which requires several pages of astute reasoning to render it appliant to his purpose! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1483 |
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