propulsoryadj.

Brit.

/prəˈpʌls(ə)ri/, U.S.

/prəˈpəls(ə)ri/

Forms: 1500s propulsorie, 1600s– propulsory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpuls- , prōpellere , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin prōpuls-, past participial stem of prōpellere propel v. + -ory suffix².

1. Having the quality of driving forward or propelling something; = propulsive adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating

stirring1421

movingc1443

provokingc1443

incitative1490

urgent1559

propulsory1585

pricking1592

pulsive1602

incentive1603

incitatory1610

urging1612

animalizing1617

impellent1620

irritant1636

instigative1644

propulsive1648

promptive1653

parastatic1656

exstimulatory1657

impulsory1659

appelling1666

irritative1686

instigating1702

spurring1702

stimulatinga1732

stimulatory1758

impulsive1788

stimulant1803

stimulative1836

exertivea1856

inciting1855

incitant1886

incitive1888

on-driving1927

incitory1941

1585 J. Banister Wecker's Compend. Chyrurg. 272 It must bee thrust through, either by the steale, if it stick in, or else..with a propulsorie instrument.

1700 J. Jones Myst. Opium Reveal'd 115 Nor is there any Propulsory Engine for them, as is for the Bloud, therefore it must be from their springiness.

1805 A. Knox Let. 8 July in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 208 I had reasons propulsory, for every one of them; and reasons attractive, for three out of the four.

1885 Wellsboro (Pa.) Agitator 12 May The power of this tremendous propulsory apparatus is almost beyond conception.

1910 Oakland (Calif.) 21 Aug. The experience which cost him his life has not been overcome in later times by the use of motors as propulsory and sustaining agents.

1944 O. Glasser Med. Physics 470 From the moment the head of the femur lies directly over the ankle until the moment the foot leaves the ground with the take-off, the leg acts as a propulsory force.

1991 P. Sima & V. Vevicka Evol. Immune Reactions 99 There is no heart comparable to the propulsory organs of chordates, molluscs, or arthropods.

†2. = propulsive adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive

remigial1592

propellant1644

propulsive1648

propulsory1656

protrusive1676

projectile1696

projective1697

propelling1710

elastic1712

propulsatory1826

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Propulsory, that serves to put away or drive back. [Also in later dictionaries.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propulsory
释义	propulsoryadj. Brit. /prəˈpʌls(ə)ri/, U.S. /prəˈpəls(ə)ri/ Forms: 1500s propulsorie, 1600s– propulsory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpuls- , prōpellere , -ory suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin prōpuls-, past participial stem of prōpellere propel v. + -ory suffix². 1. Having the quality of driving forward or propelling something; = propulsive adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating stirring1421 movingc1443 provokingc1443 incitative1490 urgent1559 propulsory1585 pricking1592 pulsive1602 incentive1603 incitatory1610 urging1612 animalizing1617 impellent1620 irritant1636 instigative1644 propulsive1648 promptive1653 parastatic1656 exstimulatory1657 impulsory1659 appelling1666 irritative1686 instigating1702 spurring1702 stimulatinga1732 stimulatory1758 impulsive1788 stimulant1803 stimulative1836 exertivea1856 inciting1855 incitant1886 incitive1888 on-driving1927 incitory1941 1585 J. Banister Wecker's Compend. Chyrurg. 272 It must bee thrust through, either by the steale, if it stick in, or else..with a propulsorie instrument. 1700 J. Jones Myst. Opium Reveal'd 115 Nor is there any Propulsory Engine for them, as is for the Bloud, therefore it must be from their springiness. 1805 A. Knox Let. 8 July in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 208 I had reasons propulsory, for every one of them; and reasons attractive, for three out of the four. 1885 Wellsboro (Pa.) Agitator 12 May The power of this tremendous propulsory apparatus is almost beyond conception. 1910 Oakland (Calif.) 21 Aug. The experience which cost him his life has not been overcome in later times by the use of motors as propulsory and sustaining agents. 1944 O. Glasser Med. Physics 470 From the moment the head of the femur lies directly over the ankle until the moment the foot leaves the ground with the take-off, the leg acts as a propulsory force. 1991 P. Sima & V. Vevicka Evol. Immune Reactions 99 There is no heart comparable to the propulsory organs of chordates, molluscs, or arthropods. †2. = propulsive adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive remigial1592 propellant1644 propulsive1648 propulsory1656 protrusive1676 projectile1696 projective1697 propelling1710 elastic1712 propulsatory1826 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Propulsory, that serves to put away or drive back. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1585
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