metamorphosicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfəsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < metamorphos- (in metamorphosis n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after post-classical Latin metamorphosicus (a1100 in a British source). Compare French métamorphosique (1868 in Littré).

rare.

Characterized by, exhibiting, or likely to bring about metamorphosis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form > relating to

metamorphostical1722

metamorphosic1782

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > other fictional narrative > [adjective] > other specific types of fictional story

metamorphosic1782

locked-room1919

sealed room1939

suspense1952

procedural1956

Boy's Own1967

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > having breath of specific kind

well-breatheda1425

windedc1440

short-windeda1500

strong-breathed1626

blurting1844

metamorphic1875

eupnoic1884

metamorphosic1890

1782 T. Pownall Treat. Study Antiq. 69 All the metamorphosic fables of the Ancients, turning policied and commercial people into horrid and savage monsters, will..evaporate before the light of truth.

1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metamorphosic breathing, Gerhard's term for a respiratory sound, which begins as a puerile breathing, but during the course of the inspirations assumes another character..; he believes it to be a reliable sign of a pulmonary cavity.

1923 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 211 204 It is only larvæ of the American eel which are found so far west in the full-grown and metamorphosic stages.

1971 Current Anthropol. 12 530 I have become especially impressed with the metamorphosic potential of protolanguage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metamorphosic
释义	metamorphosicadj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfəsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < metamorphos- (in metamorphosis n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after post-classical Latin metamorphosicus (a1100 in a British source). Compare French métamorphosique (1868 in Littré). rare. Characterized by, exhibiting, or likely to bring about metamorphosis. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form > relating to metamorphostical1722 metamorphosic1782 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > other fictional narrative > [adjective] > other specific types of fictional story metamorphosic1782 locked-room1919 sealed room1939 suspense1952 procedural1956 Boy's Own1967 the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > having breath of specific kind well-breatheda1425 windedc1440 short-windeda1500 strong-breathed1626 blurting1844 metamorphic1875 eupnoic1884 metamorphosic1890 1782 T. Pownall Treat. Study Antiq. 69 All the metamorphosic fables of the Ancients, turning policied and commercial people into horrid and savage monsters, will..evaporate before the light of truth. 1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metamorphosic breathing, Gerhard's term for a respiratory sound, which begins as a puerile breathing, but during the course of the inspirations assumes another character..; he believes it to be a reliable sign of a pulmonary cavity. 1923 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 211 204 It is only larvæ of the American eel which are found so far west in the full-grown and metamorphosic stages. 1971 Current Anthropol. 12 530 I have become especially impressed with the metamorphosic potential of protolanguage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1782
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