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单词 priceful
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pricefuladj.

Brit. /ˈprʌɪsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpraɪsf(ə)l/
Forms: see price n. and -ful suffix; also Middle English prisfil.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: price n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < price n. + -ful suffix.
Now rare.
Valuable, expensive; (also) †worthy (obsolete).
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective]
dearc888
dearworthc888
worthlyeOE
oughtsOE
worthfulOE
aughtOE
richa1225
gildenc1225
of pricea1325
worthya1325
of (‥) valourc1330
prow1340
dearworthyc1374
of value1395
pricefula1400
presc1400
singularc1400
goldena1425
well-foundc1475
valiant1481
prized1487
prowousa1500
valuable1567
prizable1569
valorous1592
suit-worth1594
bully1600
estimable1600
treasurable1607
treasurous?1611
treasured1675
pearly1770
at a premium1828
keep-worthy1830
good value1842
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 18173 Sua prisful [a1400 Trin. Cambr. prisfil; c1460 Laud prycefull] quar es þou o pight [a1400 Gött. Sua prisful quat ert þu of pith]?
1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions sig. D3v So gloz'd with gold, with pearle so imbost, whose pricefull valew they at Hundreds name.
c1612 W. Strachey Hist. Trav. Virginia (1953) i. i. 39 The Lemnian terra sigillata, so pricefull, and marchantable in Turkey.
1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 56 His Wife gave most noble, and priceful Jewels to the Church at Winchester.
1851 J. F. W. Johnston Notes N. Amer. 327 The lapse of long years of routine may convert even those who at first made a true and priceful sacrifice.
a1877 Galaxy (1877) Sept. 375/2 Pearls from the ocean's depth too priceful are To be strewn heedless at the common feet.
1992 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Feb. n53 Straight ahead is the more peaceful and priceful, as well as politically pedestrian, ‘The Water: A Green Quilt for Peace’ ($12,000).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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