† nixiousadj.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin nix snow (see snow n.¹) + -ious suffix.Most English formations from classical Latin nix are formed from the stem form niv- (as nivated adj., nivation n.) or Latin derivatives from this stem (as nival adj., niveous adj.) rather than from the nominative nix.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Snowy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as snow

snow-whitec1000

as pure (also white) as (the) driven snowc1330

snowishc1374

snowy1590

nixious1623

snow-like1663

snow1750

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Nixious, white as snow.

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

单词	nixious
释义	† nixiousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nix , -ious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nix snow (see snow n.¹) + -ious suffix.Most English formations from classical Latin nix are formed from the stem form niv- (as nivated adj., nivation n.) or Latin derivatives from this stem (as nival adj., niveous adj.) rather than from the nominative nix. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Snowy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as snow snow-whitec1000 as pure (also white) as (the) driven snowc1330 snowishc1374 snowy1590 nixious1623 snow-like1663 snow1750 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Nixious, white as snow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1623
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