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单词 lividous
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lividousadj.

Brit. /ˈlɪvɪdəs/, U.S. /ˈlɪvᵻdəs/
Forms: 1500s lividouse, 1900s– lividous.
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin līvidus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: Probably < classical Latin līvidus livid adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier livid adj.
rare.
Of a bluish- or purplish-grey colour; livid.
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1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 3 b/1 The Membrana..is blacke, leadishcolourede, & lividouse [Du. lootverwich, Fr. liuide].
1940 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 67 278 Pileus convex to plane..; surface smooth, glabrous, lividous [L. livido], or partly lilacinous.
1960 Brittonia 12 49 Cystidia plentiful, fusoid, lividous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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