† infestiveadj.¹

Etymology: < infest v.² + -ive suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Tending to infest; troublesome, annoying.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > haunting with hostile intent

infestive1570

infestant1659

infesting1881

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > harassing

griefa1300

grievous13..

travailinga1450

importunatea1500

unportunatea1533

importunable1566

infestive1570

infestuous1593

plaguey1595

infestious1597

importunous1598

obsidious1615

vexatious?1626

pestifying1716

harassing1833

obsidional1879

infesting1881

obseding1885

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 383/1 Yet was he..to him a most secret and infestiue enimie.

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 356 When their owne ciuill warres were most intestine, and the Barbarians most infestiue to their Empire.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads viii. 151 I will all their ships inflame, with whose infestive smoke..the conquer'd Greeks shall choke.

1705 C. Cibber Careless Husband Prol. The Garden of the Mind To no Infestive Weed's so much Inclin'd As the Rank Pride.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

† infestiveadj.²

Etymology: < Latin infestīvus not pleasant (Gellius): see in- prefix⁴ and festive adj.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

‘Without mirth or pleasantness.’

ΚΠ

1623 in H. Cockeram Eng. Dict.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Infestive, unpleasant, nothing sportful.

Derivatives

infeˈstivity n. rare absence of festivity; dullness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > lacking amusement or entertainment

infestivity1727

unentertainingness1740

1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.

1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house [in 18th c. style] xiii. 211 I was quite wicked to be secretly complaining merely because of the infestivity.

1882 T. Hardy Two on Tower I. vi. 121 Lady Constantine's life of infestivity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	infestive
释义	† infestiveadj.¹ Etymology: < infest v.² + -ive suffix. Obsolete. rare. Tending to infest; troublesome, annoying. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > haunting with hostile intent infestive1570 infestant1659 infesting1881 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > harassing griefa1300 grievous13.. travailinga1450 importunatea1500 unportunatea1533 importunable1566 infestive1570 infestuous1593 plaguey1595 infestious1597 importunous1598 obsidious1615 vexatious?1626 pestifying1716 harassing1833 obsidional1879 infesting1881 obseding1885 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 383/1 Yet was he..to him a most secret and infestiue enimie. 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 356 When their owne ciuill warres were most intestine, and the Barbarians most infestiue to their Empire. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads viii. 151 I will all their ships inflame, with whose infestive smoke..the conquer'd Greeks shall choke. 1705 C. Cibber Careless Husband Prol. The Garden of the Mind To no Infestive Weed's so much Inclin'd As the Rank Pride. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † infestiveadj.² Etymology: < Latin infestīvus not pleasant (Gellius): see in- prefix⁴ and festive adj. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ‘Without mirth or pleasantness.’ ΚΠ 1623 in H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Infestive, unpleasant, nothing sportful. Derivatives infeˈstivity n. rare absence of festivity; dullness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > lacking amusement or entertainment infestivity1727 unentertainingness1740 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II 1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. 1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house [in 18th c. style] xiii. 211 I was quite wicked to be secretly complaining merely because of the infestivity. 1882 T. Hardy Two on Tower I. vi. 121 Lady Constantine's life of infestivity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1570adj.²1623
随便看	to have no great opinion of to have no hips to have no idea to have no luck to to have no mind to have no objection to have no opinion of to have no other shift to have no otherwise to have no part nor lot in to have no part of to have no patience with to have no right to to have no right to do something to have no show to have no soul to have no time for to have no time to lose to have no truck with to have no use for to have no ward of to have no were to have no will of, to have no will of,in to have none of it

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Derivatives

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