单词 | paragraphical |
释义 | paragraphicaladj. Now rare. Of or relating to paragraphs; = paragraphic adj.1In quot. 1748: tending to arrange text into paragraphs. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > of or relating to paragraph form or nature paragraphisticala1640 paragraphical1748 paragraphic1790 society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [adjective] > of the nature or form of paragraphs paragraphisticala1640 paragraphical1748 paragraphic1790 1748 H. Walpole Let. 24 Oct. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) II. 262 Adieu! I am very paragraphical, and you see have nothing to say. 1784 New Spectator No. 9. 8 A list of the sums paid to the Editors of six of the morning papers for the paragraphical support of a certain unpopular measure. a1849 E. A. Poe Marginalia in Wks. (1864) III. 577 His essays have thus only paragraphical effect; as wholes, they produce not the slightest impression. 1928 Cent. Mag. May (Front Insert) Julia Peterkin..tempts even the paragraphical biographer to extend himself beyond the limits of space arbitrarily prescribed. 1982 Monumenta Nipponica 37 455 One of the most striking aspects of style in Shi no Toge is the employment of unusually long sentences and seemingly interminable paragraphical units. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748 |
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