单词 | abrodietical |
释义 | † abrodieticaln.adj. Obsolete. rare. A. n. A person of over-refined or self-indulgent tastes. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] > fastidious person abrodietical1623 hypercritic1634 over-critica1661 finick1706 delicate1710 finicking1744 fidfad1754 quiddle1793 faddle1881 faddy1887 perfectionist1909 Nice Nelly1922 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Abrodieticall, a delicate person. 1625 J. Minsheu Ductor in Linguas (ed. 2) An Abrodieticall, a daintie feeder, or delicate person. B. adj. Over-refined or self-indulgent, esp. in regard to diet; fastidious, finicky. ΚΠ 1625 J. Minsheu Ductor in Linguas (ed. 2) sig. A2/2 (side note) An Abrodieticall fellow. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Abrodietical, that feeds daintily, curious in dyet. 1693 G. Powell Very Good Wife iv. 29 What pity 'tis such an abrodietical Person should want wherewith to accrew. 1775 G. Motherby New Med. Dict. Abrodieteticus, abrodietetical [1785 (ed. 2) abrodietical]. Delicate or nice in diet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.1623 |
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