† nepotiousadj.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin nepōt-, nepōs (see nephew n.) + -ious suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nĭpō^u·ʃⁱəs) /nɪˈpəʊʃ(ɪ)əs/.

Obsolete. rare.

Excessively devoted to one's nephew.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > (excessively) fond of nephews

nepotious1834

1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 117 We may use the epithet nepotious for those [uncles] who carry this fondness to the extent of doting, and as expressing that degree of fondness it may be applied to William Dove: he was a nepotious uncle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	nepotious
释义	† nepotiousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nepōt- , nepōs , -ious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nepōt-, nepōs (see nephew n.) + -ious suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nĭpō^u·ʃⁱəs) /nɪˈpəʊʃ(ɪ)əs/. Obsolete. rare. Excessively devoted to one's nephew. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > (excessively) fond of nephews nepotious1834 1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 117 We may use the epithet nepotious for those [uncles] who carry this fondness to the extent of doting, and as expressing that degree of fondness it may be applied to William Dove: he was a nepotious uncle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1834
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