absinthianadj.

Brit.

/abˈsɪnθɪən/,

/əbˈsɪnθɪən/, U.S.

/æbˈsɪnθiən/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– absinthian, 1800s apsinthian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin absinthium , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin absinthium absinthium n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier absinthial adj.In form apsinthian after ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον or Hellenistic Greek ἄψινθος wormwood (for both, see absinthium n.).

rare. Chiefly literary.

Of, relating to, or suggestive of wormwood; bitter, harsh. In later use also: of or relating to absinthe and its properties (esp. its yellow-green colour).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter

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to do amerec1400

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acrimonious1617

acrid1633

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gallish1648

acroamare1657

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a1635 T. Randolph Poems (1638) 66 Best Physique then, when gall with sugar meets, Tempring Absinthian bitternesse with sweets.

1833 W. E. Wall in Fraser's Mag. 8 659/1 Despair presents her cup Apsinthian.

1883 E. Martin Consolation in Leo's Poet. Wks. l. 19 Prayer can empty life's absinthian gall, Rest and peace and quiet wait its call.

1969 T. Merton My Argument with Gestapo 227 The skinny shadows of symbolist poets..linger in the absinthian green of the Boulevard trees.

1982 H. Mudd Plain of Smokes 76 I struggled in those depths with the absinthian she-monster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	absinthian
释义	absinthianadj. Brit. /abˈsɪnθɪən/, /əbˈsɪnθɪən/, U.S. /æbˈsɪnθiən/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– absinthian, 1800s apsinthian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin absinthium , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin absinthium absinthium n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier absinthial adj.In form apsinthian after ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον or Hellenistic Greek ἄψινθος wormwood (for both, see absinthium n.). rare. Chiefly literary. Of, relating to, or suggestive of wormwood; bitter, harsh. In later use also: of or relating to absinthe and its properties (esp. its yellow-green colour). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter baskc1175 to do amerec1400 fell?c1425 gallyc1530 rhubarba1586 bitterish1605 acrimonious1617 acrid1633 rodent1633 absinthiana1635 gallish1648 acroamare1657 absinthiala1857 absinthine1862 a1635 T. Randolph Poems (1638) 66 Best Physique then, when gall with sugar meets, Tempring Absinthian bitternesse with sweets. 1833 W. E. Wall in Fraser's Mag. 8 659/1 Despair presents her cup Apsinthian. 1883 E. Martin Consolation in Leo's Poet. Wks. l. 19 Prayer can empty life's absinthian gall, Rest and peace and quiet wait its call. 1969 T. Merton My Argument with Gestapo 227 The skinny shadows of symbolist poets..linger in the absinthian green of the Boulevard trees. 1982 H. Mudd Plain of Smokes 76 I struggled in those depths with the absinthian she-monster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1635
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