inversatileadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ɪnˈvəːsətʌɪl/,

/(ˌ)ɪnˈvəːsətɪl/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈvərsədl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, versatile adj.

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + versatile adj.

†1. Entomology. Of an appendage, esp. an antenna: not capable of being rotated or pivoted; not versatile (versatile adj. 4a). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xvli. 324 Filate, when inversatile antennæ have neither a terminal nor a lateral bristle.

1889 Cent. Dict. at Globiferous Having, in addition to one or two small joints, a very large globose joint which bears a bristle: applied to inversatile or stiff antennæ so characterized.

2. Unable to adapt or be adapted to many different circumstances, functions, etc. Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1894 Critic (N.Y.) 8 Dec. 389/1 The usual ideal of the ancient Roman conceives him as a sort of cast-iron image, rigid as bronze, unbending as oak, inversatile and inflexible, without grace and geniality.

1906 C. W. Saleeby Individualism & Collectivism iv. 107 The overwhelming majority of the cellular constituents of the body may be regard as..degenerate, in that they are incomplete and inversatile.

2013 M. Pomerance Eyes have It i. 28 What one ends up with, then as Defiance begins, is footage that suggests poor conditions for photography, old (thus inversatile) film, and verisimilitude of performance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inversatile
释义	inversatileadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ɪnˈvəːsətʌɪl/, /(ˌ)ɪnˈvəːsətɪl/, U.S. /ᵻnˈvərsədl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, versatile adj. Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + versatile adj. †1. Entomology. Of an appendage, esp. an antenna: not capable of being rotated or pivoted; not versatile (versatile adj. 4a). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xvli. 324 Filate, when inversatile antennæ have neither a terminal nor a lateral bristle. 1889 Cent. Dict. at Globiferous Having, in addition to one or two small joints, a very large globose joint which bears a bristle: applied to inversatile or stiff antennæ so characterized. 2. Unable to adapt or be adapted to many different circumstances, functions, etc. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1894 Critic (N.Y.) 8 Dec. 389/1 The usual ideal of the ancient Roman conceives him as a sort of cast-iron image, rigid as bronze, unbending as oak, inversatile and inflexible, without grace and geniality. 1906 C. W. Saleeby Individualism & Collectivism iv. 107 The overwhelming majority of the cellular constituents of the body may be regard as..degenerate, in that they are incomplete and inversatile. 2013 M. Pomerance Eyes have It i. 28 What one ends up with, then as Defiance begins, is footage that suggests poor conditions for photography, old (thus inversatile) film, and verisimilitude of performance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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