nepotisticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌnɛpəˈtɪstɪkl/, U.S.

/ˌnɛpəˈtɪstɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nepotist n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: < nepotist n. + -ical suffix. Compare nepotic adj. and later nepotistic adj.

= nepotistic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > exploiting influence

nepotistical1839

society > faith > worship > sacrilege > clerical misbehaviour > [adjective] > nepotism > nepotist

nepotistical1839

1839 Age 4 Aug. 244/1 His nepotistical Lordship said that the refusal of the Bill would be [etc.].

1847 Littell's Living Age 12 265 They are essentially a selfish, egotistical, nepotistical clique.

1886 J. A. Symonds Catholic Reaction in Renaissance in Italy (1898) I. ii. 68 It was the last..and the most brilliant display of nepotistical ambition in a Pope.

1939 Fortune Oct. 68/3 There was just enough continuity with the nepotistical Laemmle regime to maintain inefficiency.

1991 Sc. Rugby Feb. 27/3 A nepotistical attempt by Waldron to favour his home club Neath at the expense of everyone else.

2007 H. J. Noltie Robert Wight & Bot. Drawings of Rungiah & Govindoo III. i. ii. 21/2 I had to share an office with the wives of the Botany Department's two professors, both of whom had nepotistical jobs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nepotistical
释义	nepotisticaladj. Brit. /ˌnɛpəˈtɪstɪkl/, U.S. /ˌnɛpəˈtɪstɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nepotist n., -ical suffix. Etymology: < nepotist n. + -ical suffix. Compare nepotic adj. and later nepotistic adj. = nepotistic adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > exploiting influence nepotistical1839 society > faith > worship > sacrilege > clerical misbehaviour > [adjective] > nepotism > nepotist nepotistical1839 1839 Age 4 Aug. 244/1 His nepotistical Lordship said that the refusal of the Bill would be [etc.]. 1847 Littell's Living Age 12 265 They are essentially a selfish, egotistical, nepotistical clique. 1886 J. A. Symonds Catholic Reaction in Renaissance in Italy (1898) I. ii. 68 It was the last..and the most brilliant display of nepotistical ambition in a Pope. 1939 Fortune Oct. 68/3 There was just enough continuity with the nepotistical Laemmle regime to maintain inefficiency. 1991 Sc. Rugby Feb. 27/3 A nepotistical attempt by Waldron to favour his home club Neath at the expense of everyone else. 2007 H. J. Noltie Robert Wight & Bot. Drawings of Rungiah & Govindoo III. i. ii. 21/2 I had to share an office with the wives of the Botany Department's two professors, both of whom had nepotistical jobs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1839
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