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单词 prestidigitatory
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prestidigitatoryadj.

Brit. /prɛstᵻˈdɪdʒᵻtət(ə)ri/, U.S. /prɛstəˈdɪdʒədəˌtɔri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prestidigitation n., prestidigitator n., -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < prestidigitat- (in prestidigitation n., prestidigitator n.) + -ory suffix2. Compare slightly later prestidigitatorial adj. and slightly earlier prestidigital adj.
Of or relating to prestidigitation.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective]
juggling?1531
sleight1533
prestigious?1534
juggled1536
conjuring1552
legerdemain1576
prestigiatory1588
hocus-pocus1668
presto1826
prestidigital1856
prestidigitatory1860
prestidigitatorial1861
presto changeo1923
1860 All Year Round 7 July 312 Prestidigitatory elements of entertainment were not wanting.
1931 New Phytologist 30 142 What could exceed in pathos the efforts of the prestidigitatory artist distracted by the harsh remarks of a hypercritical world?
1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 421/1 Around them jostle a number of lesser themes, thrown up into the air and kept aloft with Mr Stewart's accustomed prestidigitatory skill.
1995 Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. Father enjoys a break from too much domestic control, son practises a little prestidigitatory shoplifting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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