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单词 naufragous
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naufragousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: naufrage n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < naufrage n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin naufragosus against which ships are wrecked (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine), Italian †naufragoso dangerous, likely to cause shipwreck (14th cent.). Compare naufrageous adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Causing shipwreck. In quots. figurative and in figurative context.
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wrackful1558
wreckful1596
wracking1611
naufragous1615
shipwreckinga1616
1615 T. Adams Spirituall Nauigator 36 in Blacke Devill It is the most dangerous shipwrack, that this naufragous world can giue vs, the shipwracke of faith.
1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 33 That tempestuous and (oft) naufragous Sea, wherein youth and handsomenesse are commonly tossed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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