pedestrialadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈdɛstrɪəl/, U.S.

/pəˈdɛstriəl/

Forms: 1600s pedestriall, 1700s– pedestrial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pedestr- , pedester , pedestris , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin pedestr-, pedester, also pedestris going on foot, (of a statue) representing a person on foot, that goes on or by land (as opposed to by sea), in prose, prosaic ( < pedes a person who goes on foot ( < ped- , pēs foot (see -ped comb. form) + -es (see comes n.), after eques : see equestrian n.) + -ter , suffix forming nouns) + -al suffix¹; compare -ial suffix. Compare earlier equestrial adj. and also pedestrian adj. and n.With sense 1c compare the etymological note s.v. pedestrian adj. and n.

a. Going or walking on foot; performed on foot; pedestrian (cf. pedestrian adj. 1a). In later use also: of, relating to, or designed for pedestrians.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective]

pedestrial1606

pedestrian1641

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot

gangingOE

pedestrial1606

pedantical1622

foot-faring1625

pedestrious1646

pedestrianizing1800

pedestrian1829

footback1863

foot-slogging1898

1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable i. 2 The formall esteemed causes [of travel] (which are pedestriall, equestriall, or nauticall) stand either at the disposition of the efficient; or pretend perfection and vse from the finall.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 252 All..being mounted on Mules saue onely pedestriall I.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 29 Not a stones cast further, sleepes Tom Coriats bones, consumed in his pedestriall, ill contriued Pilgrimage.

1799 M. Pilkington Biogr. for Boys 7 At an early hour, on a very severe morning, in the month of January, Mr. Henley set out upon one of these pedestrial excursions.

1850 W. Colton Three Years in Calif. 112 He becomes an expert rider, is devoted to the saddle, and looks upon pedestrial motion as a contemptible way of getting through the world.

1976 Accident Anal. & Prevention 8 171 Larger cars and trucks were more often involved in pedestrial deaths.

1992 J. R. Daly-Bednarek Changing Image of City i. 30 The centerpiece was blocks-long Nicollet Mall, described as a ‘linear pedestrial environment’.

2001 Engin. Structures (Electronic ed.) 23 873 Another chapter is focused on pedestrial loads, which is a very timely topic.

†b. Of a statue: representing a person on foot; = pedestrian adj. 1b. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [adjective] > kind or size of statue

pedestrial1611

colossean1644

iconic1656

colossal1712

heroic1712

pedestrian1722

Persian1728

heroical1770

Hermaean1813

Hermaic1820

lifelike1836

polylithic1839

stolated1856

life-size1859

Heraclean1883

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Y2 Statues of worthy personages, partly equestriall, partly pedestriall.

c. Prosaic, dull. Cf. pedestrian adj. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull

tedious1412

weary1549

plumbeousa1586

ungayed1670

deserta1674

prosaic1692

pedestrian1716

languishing1741

unglittering1813

prosy1837

urned1849

monotone1862

bluebooky1872

stodgy1874

pedestrial1941

1941 Philos. Rev. 50 83 It is no pedestrial summary of the views about to be presented in extenso in the text, but a vigorous and enthusiastic exposition and defence of the thesis.

†2. Archery. Performed with the bow drawn against the foot. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1792 W. M. Moseley Ess. Archery iv. 86 A curious expedient of this pedestrial Archery, used by the Ethiopians in hunting Elephants.

1792 W. M. Moseley Ess. Archery iv. 93 The facts relating to pedestrial Archery.

†3. Zoology. Of a limb of an insect, crab, etc.: used for walking (as opposed to feeding, swimming, etc.); ambulatory. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pedestrial, fitted for walking: as, pedestrial legs of an insect.

Derivatives

peˈdestrially adv. rare on foot.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adverb]

afootc1275

footback1613

pedestrially1632

pedestrianly1859

1632 W. Lyndesay in W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. sig. Biij A length of no such course, by ten to one, Which thou thy selfe pedestrially hast gone.

2000 Zimmer Frame in alt.usage.english (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Jan. It seems to be some kind of contraption that helps the pedestrially challenged.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pedestrial
释义	pedestrialadj. Brit. /pᵻˈdɛstrɪəl/, U.S. /pəˈdɛstriəl/ Forms: 1600s pedestriall, 1700s– pedestrial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pedestr- , pedester , pedestris , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin pedestr-, pedester, also pedestris going on foot, (of a statue) representing a person on foot, that goes on or by land (as opposed to by sea), in prose, prosaic ( < pedes a person who goes on foot ( < ped- , pēs foot (see -ped comb. form) + -es (see comes n.), after eques : see equestrian n.) + -ter , suffix forming nouns) + -al suffix¹; compare -ial suffix. Compare earlier equestrial adj. and also pedestrian adj. and n.With sense 1c compare the etymological note s.v. pedestrian adj. and n. 1. a. Going or walking on foot; performed on foot; pedestrian (cf. pedestrian adj. 1a). In later use also: of, relating to, or designed for pedestrians. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] pedestrial1606 pedestrian1641 society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot gangingOE pedestrial1606 pedantical1622 foot-faring1625 pedestrious1646 pedestrianizing1800 pedestrian1829 footback1863 foot-slogging1898 1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable i. 2 The formall esteemed causes [of travel] (which are pedestriall, equestriall, or nauticall) stand either at the disposition of the efficient; or pretend perfection and vse from the finall. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 252 All..being mounted on Mules saue onely pedestriall I. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 29 Not a stones cast further, sleepes Tom Coriats bones, consumed in his pedestriall, ill contriued Pilgrimage. 1799 M. Pilkington Biogr. for Boys 7 At an early hour, on a very severe morning, in the month of January, Mr. Henley set out upon one of these pedestrial excursions. 1850 W. Colton Three Years in Calif. 112 He becomes an expert rider, is devoted to the saddle, and looks upon pedestrial motion as a contemptible way of getting through the world. 1976 Accident Anal. & Prevention 8 171 Larger cars and trucks were more often involved in pedestrial deaths. 1992 J. R. Daly-Bednarek Changing Image of City i. 30 The centerpiece was blocks-long Nicollet Mall, described as a ‘linear pedestrial environment’. 2001 Engin. Structures (Electronic ed.) 23 873 Another chapter is focused on pedestrial loads, which is a very timely topic. †b. Of a statue: representing a person on foot; = pedestrian adj. 1b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [adjective] > kind or size of statue pedestrial1611 colossean1644 iconic1656 colossal1712 heroic1712 pedestrian1722 Persian1728 heroical1770 Hermaean1813 Hermaic1820 lifelike1836 polylithic1839 stolated1856 life-size1859 Heraclean1883 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Y2 Statues of worthy personages, partly equestriall, partly pedestriall. c. Prosaic, dull. Cf. pedestrian adj. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull tedious1412 weary1549 plumbeousa1586 ungayed1670 deserta1674 prosaic1692 pedestrian1716 languishing1741 unglittering1813 prosy1837 urned1849 monotone1862 bluebooky1872 stodgy1874 pedestrial1941 1941 Philos. Rev. 50 83 It is no pedestrial summary of the views about to be presented in extenso in the text, but a vigorous and enthusiastic exposition and defence of the thesis. †2. Archery. Performed with the bow drawn against the foot. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1792 W. M. Moseley Ess. Archery iv. 86 A curious expedient of this pedestrial Archery, used by the Ethiopians in hunting Elephants. 1792 W. M. Moseley Ess. Archery iv. 93 The facts relating to pedestrial Archery. †3. Zoology. Of a limb of an insect, crab, etc.: used for walking (as opposed to feeding, swimming, etc.); ambulatory. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pedestrial, fitted for walking: as, pedestrial legs of an insect. Derivatives peˈdestrially adv. rare on foot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adverb] afootc1275 footback1613 pedestrially1632 pedestrianly1859 1632 W. Lyndesay in W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. sig. Biij A length of no such course, by ten to one, Which thou thy selfe pedestrially hast gone. 2000 Zimmer Frame in alt.usage.english (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Jan. It seems to be some kind of contraption that helps the pedestrially challenged. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606
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