† practiven.adj.

Forms: Middle English practif, Middle English practyf, late Middle English prattffe (in a late copy, transmission error), late Middle English (in a late copy)–1800s practive, late Middle English (in a late copy)–1800s practyfe, 1500s practyue, 1500s practyve, 1500s–1600s practiue.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: practic n.¹

Etymology: Alteration of practic n.¹, with suffix substitution (see -ive suffix).

Obsolete.

A. n.

Practicality; operation, execution; actual doing, working, or putting into practice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > as opposed to words or theory

feat1362

practica1387

practive1395

practicec1487

praxisa1586

deeding1606

res non verba1805

12 Concl. Lollards (Trin. Hall Cambr.) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1907) 22 298 (MED) Exorcismis and halwinge made in þe chirche of wyn, bred, and wax..be þe uerray practyf of nigromancie rathere þanne of þe holi theologie.

a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 1 Wiþinne þis breue tretis..I wole more determine of practif [c1600 Harl. 853 practise] þan of theorik.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xlvi^v It is better the practyfe [?1530 practyue] or knowlege of an husbande man well proued.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iii It is harde to make a man to vnderstande it by writyng: without he were at the operacion therof to tech..the practyue.

?a1525 (?a1475) Play Sacrament l. 593 in N. Davis Non-Cycle Plays & Fragm. (1970) 76 (MED) Cunnyng? Yea, yea, and with prattffe [read prattyffe], I haue sauid many a mannys lyfe.

a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 63 Lyke as the west begyning was to the of thy practive..So the easte is..to the begyning of speculacion.

a1776 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1791) (new ed.) VI. lv. 438 The weaker sex themselves..have emulated their more robust companions, in the practive of every cruelty.

B. adj.

a. Well practised, experienced; adept, skilful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit

hendc1275

happya1400

clean1485

habile1485

practivea1500

feat1519

well-handeda1529

handsome1542

trick1542

neat1571

dexterous1622

adroit1652

right-handeda1661

artful1663

nitle1673

ambidextrousa1682

clever1716

jemmy1751

slick1807

sleek1822

cleverish1826

featy1844

two-handed1861

nifty1889

mean1918

organized1926

ept1938

a1500 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Trin. Dublin) 1582 Practyf men in prevatez & prestez of þe lawe.

1536 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 378 Gentilmen..verey experte and practyve in the countrey there.

1593–4 J. Sylvester tr. O. de la Nove Profit Imprisonm. 94 You take your Pris'ner for a practive man of Art.

b. Given to or characterized by action or activity; active.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > active as opposed to contemplative

active1340

practica1425

practive1543

1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 347 (MED) Right practyfe thei were in couetyse, Eche yere to make full greate colleccion.

1610 J. Boys Expos. Domin. Epist. in Wks. (1622) 299 John doth resemble the contemplative, Peter the practive.

1664 Duchess of Newcastle CCXI Sociable Lett. xiii. 20 Not onely Attentive to good Advices, but Tractable and practive to them.

1822 J. K. Paulding Sketch Old Eng. iv. 25 His eminent worth..both in domestic polity, foreign expeditions and discoveries, arts and literature, both practive and contemplative, was such, that they seemed at once to conquer both example and imitation.

2. = practical adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > as opposed to theoretical

practica1425

practical?a1425

practive1526

pragmatical1597

active1605

operary1612

operarious1656

practitional1724

unbookish1887

practico-1913

applicational1917

hands-on1960

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection sig. a.i^v As wele in maters speculatyue as practyue.

1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age ii. ii, in Wks. (1874) III. 185 I am Queene of loue, There is no practiue art of dalliance Of which I am not Mistresse.

1658 H. Slingsby Diary (1836) 203 Not only..how to belive but for the practive part too, what to do.

Derivatives

† practively adv. Obsolete practically; actively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] > as opposed to theoretically

practically1571

practively1592

1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) viii. xxxix. 173 The Preachers and the people both then practiuely did thriue.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. lii. 238 Almes deedes, and workes of Charitie we practiuely professe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	practive
释义	† practiven.adj. Forms: Middle English practif, Middle English practyf, late Middle English prattffe (in a late copy, transmission error), late Middle English (in a late copy)–1800s practive, late Middle English (in a late copy)–1800s practyfe, 1500s practyue, 1500s practyve, 1500s–1600s practiue. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: practic n.¹ Etymology: Alteration of practic n.¹, with suffix substitution (see -ive suffix). Obsolete. A. n. Practicality; operation, execution; actual doing, working, or putting into practice. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > as opposed to words or theory feat1362 practica1387 practive1395 practicec1487 praxisa1586 deeding1606 res non verba1805 12 Concl. Lollards (Trin. Hall Cambr.) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1907) 22 298 (MED) Exorcismis and halwinge made in þe chirche of wyn, bred, and wax..be þe uerray practyf of nigromancie rathere þanne of þe holi theologie. a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 1 Wiþinne þis breue tretis..I wole more determine of practif [c1600 Harl. 853 practise] þan of theorik. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xlvi^v It is better the practyfe [?1530 practyue] or knowlege of an husbande man well proued. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iii It is harde to make a man to vnderstande it by writyng: without he were at the operacion therof to tech..the practyue. ?a1525 (?a1475) Play Sacrament l. 593 in N. Davis Non-Cycle Plays & Fragm. (1970) 76 (MED) Cunnyng? Yea, yea, and with prattffe [read prattyffe], I haue sauid many a mannys lyfe. a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 63 Lyke as the west begyning was to the of thy practive..So the easte is..to the begyning of speculacion. a1776 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1791) (new ed.) VI. lv. 438 The weaker sex themselves..have emulated their more robust companions, in the practive of every cruelty. B. adj. 1. a. Well practised, experienced; adept, skilful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit hendc1275 happya1400 clean1485 habile1485 practivea1500 feat1519 well-handeda1529 handsome1542 trick1542 neat1571 dexterous1622 adroit1652 right-handeda1661 artful1663 nitle1673 ambidextrousa1682 clever1716 jemmy1751 slick1807 sleek1822 cleverish1826 featy1844 two-handed1861 nifty1889 mean1918 organized1926 ept1938 a1500 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Trin. Dublin) 1582 Practyf men in prevatez & prestez of þe lawe. 1536 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 378 Gentilmen..verey experte and practyve in the countrey there. 1593–4 J. Sylvester tr. O. de la Nove Profit Imprisonm. 94 You take your Pris'ner for a practive man of Art. b. Given to or characterized by action or activity; active. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > active as opposed to contemplative active1340 practica1425 practive1543 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 347 (MED) Right practyfe thei were in couetyse, Eche yere to make full greate colleccion. 1610 J. Boys Expos. Domin. Epist. in Wks. (1622) 299 John doth resemble the contemplative, Peter the practive. 1664 Duchess of Newcastle CCXI Sociable Lett. xiii. 20 Not onely Attentive to good Advices, but Tractable and practive to them. 1822 J. K. Paulding Sketch Old Eng. iv. 25 His eminent worth..both in domestic polity, foreign expeditions and discoveries, arts and literature, both practive and contemplative, was such, that they seemed at once to conquer both example and imitation. 2. = practical adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > as opposed to theoretical practica1425 practical?a1425 practive1526 pragmatical1597 active1605 operary1612 operarious1656 practitional1724 unbookish1887 practico-1913 applicational1917 hands-on1960 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection sig. a.i^v As wele in maters speculatyue as practyue. 1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age ii. ii, in Wks. (1874) III. 185 I am Queene of loue, There is no practiue art of dalliance Of which I am not Mistresse. 1658 H. Slingsby Diary (1836) 203 Not only..how to belive but for the practive part too, what to do. Derivatives † practively adv. Obsolete practically; actively. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] > as opposed to theoretically practically1571 practively1592 1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) viii. xxxix. 173 The Preachers and the people both then practiuely did thriue. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. lii. 238 Almes deedes, and workes of Charitie we practiuely professe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1395
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