outwittedadj.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈwɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈwɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: outwit v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < outwit v. + -ed suffix¹.

That is or has been outwitted; defeated by cleverness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective] > deceived

blindc1000

aguiledc1300

overseena1393

guiledc1400

bleared1549

fonded1566

siled1567

illuded1610

outwitted1766

sold1876

1766 C. Shaw Race (ed. 2) 32 E'er yet th'outwitted Guardian crawl'd to light..Four smother'd brats I doom'd to endless night.

a1801 J. Hurdis Poems (1808) 108 With hearty laugh We still dismiss the still outwitted rogue, But still pretending Falstaff.

1888–94 R. Browning Poet. Wks. v. 54 The old outwitted husband, wronged and wroth.

1920 Ct. Bernstoff My Three Years in Amer. v. 119 This had, of course, earned him the undying hatred of the outwitted agents of our enemies.

1997 W. L. Van Deburg Black Camelot iv. 189 Not surprisingly, the outwitted, outmaneuvered criminals wondered aloud whether they weren't, in fact, fighting ‘a handful of black smoke’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outwitted
释义	outwittedadj. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈwɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈwɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: outwit v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < outwit v. + -ed suffix¹. That is or has been outwitted; defeated by cleverness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective] > deceived blindc1000 aguiledc1300 overseena1393 guiledc1400 bleared1549 fonded1566 siled1567 illuded1610 outwitted1766 sold1876 1766 C. Shaw Race (ed. 2) 32 E'er yet th'outwitted Guardian crawl'd to light..Four smother'd brats I doom'd to endless night. a1801 J. Hurdis Poems (1808) 108 With hearty laugh We still dismiss the still outwitted rogue, But still pretending Falstaff. 1888–94 R. Browning Poet. Wks. v. 54 The old outwitted husband, wronged and wroth. 1920 Ct. Bernstoff My Three Years in Amer. v. 119 This had, of course, earned him the undying hatred of the outwitted agents of our enemies. 1997 W. L. Van Deburg Black Camelot iv. 189 Not surprisingly, the outwitted, outmaneuvered criminals wondered aloud whether they weren't, in fact, fighting ‘a handful of black smoke’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1766
随便看	syncopations syncopative syncopator syncopators syncope syncopes syncopic syncopism syncopist syncopization syncopize syncoptic syncoptical syncotyledonous syncracy syncraniate syncranterian syncranteric syncretic syncretical syncretically syncreticism syncretion syncretise syncretised