单词 | nabalitic |
释义 | † nabaliticadj. Obsolete. rare. Miserly, churlish. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] > miserly gnedy?c1225 miserable1484 misera1500 muckeringa1525 pinchpence1540 snudging1553 pinchpenny1582 miserly1593 mising1595 scraping1597 chuff-penny1603 wretched1652 nabalitic1653 skinflint1737 nippit1808 Scrooge-like1976 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 504 Yea, Ministers still dare to hope, that those in power have not any such Nabalitick and churlish humor, as to feast those that shear, and sometimes slay the sheep. 1653 J. Gauden Case Ministers Maintenance by Tithes 44 Nor will you treat so many learned, grave and holy men, with a Soldierly roughnes, Nabalitick churlishness, and fanatick fury. 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα iii. xxvi. 353 It is then a sin arguing a Nabalitick and vile heart, to meditate nothing but vile and illiberal things for God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1653 |
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