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单词 abrodietical
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abrodieticaln.adj.

Forms: 1600s abrodiaetical, 1600s abrodieticall, 1600s–1700s abrodietical, 1700s abrodietetical.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἁβροδίαιτος , -ical suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἁβροδίαιτος living delicately ( < ἁβρός graceful, delicate (see habroneme adj.) + δίαιτα diet n.1) + -ical suffix.In form abrodietetical with alteration after dietetical 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).
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