单词 | inscriptive |
释义 | inscriptiveadj. 1. Of the nature of an inscription; belonging to or used in inscriptions (quot. 1888). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [adjective] inscriptive1740 inscriptional1822 epigraphic1858 epigraphical1881 1740 in Ann. Reg. 1772 (1773) Poetry 208 O! let this column rise, Pure from false trophies and inscriptive lyes. 1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 123 ‘God us ayde!’..Inscriptive legend, which I ween May on those holy Bells be seen. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. i. 36 When speaking of inscriptive writing, Routh once remarked [etc.]. ΚΠ 1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 5 And Vases boss'd, and huge inscriptive Stones. Derivatives inˈscriptively adv. by way of an inscription. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [adverb] epigraphically1883 inscriptively1895 1895 Daily News 5 Feb. 6/5 Beneath this again are inscriptively quoted the hero's words: ‘Thus Sebastopol defends herself’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1740 |
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