Pegaseanadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛɡəˈsiːən/, U.S.

/ˌpɛɡəˈsiən/

Forms: 1500s Paegasean, 1500s–1600s Pegasian, 1600s–1700s Pegaseian, 1600s– Pegasean.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin Pēgaseus (also Pēgasēius) of or belonging to Pegasus ( < Pēgasus Pegasus n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -an suffix. Compare ancient Greek Πηγάσειος.With form Pegasian compare -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1904) also gives the pronunciation with primary stress on the second syllable. Metrical evidence from the 16th cent. shows apparent instances of this.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Pegasus. Also: resembling Pegasus, esp. in his capacity for winged flight; (hence) poetically inspired or elevated.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective]

swiftc888

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currentc1300

quickc1300

hastivea1325

hastyc1330

ingnel1340

swiftyc1380

speedfula1387

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swippingc1420

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fleet1528

tite?a1540

scudding1545

flighty1552

suddenly1556

flight1581

feathered1587

Pegasean1590

wing-footed1591

swift-winged?1592

thought-swift-flying1595

wind-winged?1596

swallow-winged1597

Pegasarian1607

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rapid1608

night-swifta1616

celerious1632

clipping1635

perniciousa1656

volatile1655

quick-foot1658

meteorous1667

windy1697

high-flying1710

fleet-footed1726

aliped1727

wickc1760

velocious1775

flight-performing1785

fast-going1800

fast-moving1802

meteor1803

wight-wapping1830

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swiftening1848

two-forty1855

fire-swift1865

pennate1870

spinning1882

percursory1884

zippy1889

meteoric1895

pacy1906

presto1952

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology

Briarean1579

Pegasean1590

Tantalean?1605

Pegasarian1607

centoculated1628

Oedipean1629

Typhoean1667

Oedipodean1827

Laocoön1910

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [adjective]

poetical1447

Parnassian1565

Pegasean1590

Hippocrenian1607

Dircaean1730

poetic1731

1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham sig. B2 Weepe yee sisters of the learned hill: That your Pægasean springs may leap their bound.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. v. sig. E5 How now? what droupes the new Pegasian Inne?

1645 E. Waller Wks. 3 We..who can fear no force But winged troops, or Pegasean horse.

1647 H. More Cupid's Confl. iii An unexpected Pegaseian song.

1717 Belgrade 6 Pardon,..that thus my Pen Should strive to raise its Pegaseian Flight.

1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) iii. 63 In sun-ward flight with Pegasean wings.

1800 C. Anstey Contentment 8 Since you were wont his little Tit to feed; He now should mount the Pegasean steed: Robin!

1860 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 552 Descend from heaven, Urania, by that name If rightly thou art called, whose voice divine Following, above th' Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing.

1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again iv. 59 ‘I feel’—his Pegasean imagination soared aloft on daring wings—‘I feel 's if I might die if I went to church this mornin' feelin' 's ill as I do now.’

1988 16th Cent. Jrnl. 19 661 The Pegasean symbol of moral poetic imagination is not the adamant dialectical foe of the chimerical and demonic imagination.

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

单词	pegasean
释义	Pegaseanadj. Brit. /ˌpɛɡəˈsiːən/, U.S. /ˌpɛɡəˈsiən/ Forms: 1500s Paegasean, 1500s–1600s Pegasian, 1600s–1700s Pegaseian, 1600s– Pegasean. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pēgaseus , Pēgasēius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Pēgaseus (also Pēgasēius) of or belonging to Pegasus ( < Pēgasus Pegasus n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -an suffix. Compare ancient Greek Πηγάσειος.With form Pegasian compare -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1904) also gives the pronunciation with primary stress on the second syllable. Metrical evidence from the 16th cent. shows apparent instances of this. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Pegasus. Also: resembling Pegasus, esp. in his capacity for winged flight; (hence) poetically inspired or elevated. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] swiftc888 swifta1050 currentc1300 quickc1300 hastivea1325 hastyc1330 ingnel1340 swiftyc1380 speedfula1387 fasta1400 swippingc1420 speedy1487 fleet1528 tite?a1540 scudding1545 flighty1552 suddenly1556 flight1581 feathered1587 Pegasean1590 wing-footed1591 swift-winged?1592 thought-swift-flying1595 wind-winged?1596 swallow-winged1597 Pegasarian1607 skelping1607 rapid1608 night-swifta1616 celerious1632 clipping1635 perniciousa1656 volatile1655 quick-foot1658 meteorous1667 windy1697 high-flying1710 fleet-footed1726 aliped1727 wickc1760 velocious1775 flight-performing1785 fast-going1800 fast-moving1802 meteor1803 wight-wapping1830 fleety1841 speeding1847 swiftening1848 two-forty1855 fire-swift1865 pennate1870 spinning1882 percursory1884 zippy1889 meteoric1895 pacy1906 presto1952 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology Briarean1579 Pegasean1590 Tantalean?1605 Pegasarian1607 centoculated1628 Oedipean1629 Typhoean1667 Oedipodean1827 Laocoön1910 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [adjective] poetical1447 Parnassian1565 Pegasean1590 Hippocrenian1607 Dircaean1730 poetic1731 1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham sig. B2 Weepe yee sisters of the learned hill: That your Pægasean springs may leap their bound. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. v. sig. E5 How now? what droupes the new Pegasian Inne? 1645 E. Waller Wks. 3 We..who can fear no force But winged troops, or Pegasean horse. 1647 H. More Cupid's Confl. iii An unexpected Pegaseian song. 1717 Belgrade 6 Pardon,..that thus my Pen Should strive to raise its Pegaseian Flight. 1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) iii. 63 In sun-ward flight with Pegasean wings. 1800 C. Anstey Contentment 8 Since you were wont his little Tit to feed; He now should mount the Pegasean steed: Robin! 1860 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 552 Descend from heaven, Urania, by that name If rightly thou art called, whose voice divine Following, above th' Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing. 1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again iv. 59 ‘I feel’—his Pegasean imagination soared aloft on daring wings—‘I feel 's if I might die if I went to church this mornin' feelin' 's ill as I do now.’ 1988 16th Cent. Jrnl. 19 661 The Pegasean symbol of moral poetic imagination is not the adamant dialectical foe of the chimerical and demonic imagination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1590
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