† prevaricantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praevaricant-, praevaricans.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin praevaricant-, praevaricans wicked (4th cent.), use as adjective of classical Latin praevāricant- , praevāricāns , present participle of praevāricārī (see prevaricate v.). Compare Middle French prevaricant (noun) unfaithful, lawless person (late 14th cent. as prevaricat (transmission error) in an isolated attestation). Compare earlier prevaricate adj., prevaricating adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Deviating from the right course or method; irregular, improper.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective]

uneven1390

irregular1483

scambling1592

prevaricant1644

eccentrica1649

vagous1660

erratical1698

scrambling1778

unregular1884

1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 103 To throw downe the Hand from the Head, with the Fingers formed into a gripe or scratching posture;..or to throw it upwards with the Palme turned up, are actions prevaricant in Rhetorick, and condemned by Quintilian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	prevaricant
释义	† prevaricantadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praevaricant-, praevaricans. Etymology: < post-classical Latin praevaricant-, praevaricans wicked (4th cent.), use as adjective of classical Latin praevāricant- , praevāricāns , present participle of praevāricārī (see prevaricate v.). Compare Middle French prevaricant (noun) unfaithful, lawless person (late 14th cent. as prevaricat (transmission error) in an isolated attestation). Compare earlier prevaricate adj., prevaricating adj. Obsolete. rare. Deviating from the right course or method; irregular, improper. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] uneven1390 irregular1483 scambling1592 prevaricant1644 eccentrica1649 vagous1660 erratical1698 scrambling1778 unregular1884 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 103 To throw downe the Hand from the Head, with the Fingers formed into a gripe or scratching posture;..or to throw it upwards with the Palme turned up, are actions prevaricant in Rhetorick, and condemned by Quintilian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1644
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