propensiveadj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnsɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈpɛnsɪv/,

/proʊˈpɛnsɪv/

Forms: 1500s–1600s propensiue, 1600s– propensive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpēns- , prōpendēre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōpēns-, past participial stem of prōpendēre propend v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier propendent adj., propense adj. 1, propensed adj. 1.

1. That has an inclination or propensity to or towards something; disposed, inclined. Cf. propense adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed

favourable1340

pleasantc1350

propense?1534

good disposed1553

well-affectioned1561

well-affected?1563

well-conceited1592

propensive1599

conceited1612

well-set1632

well-disposed1660

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined

set13..

tendenta1340

disposedc1380

enclinant1400

inclining?c1400

inclinedc1405

prone1408

hieldingc1480

talenteda1500

inclinablea1513

prone1528

propense1528

minded1529

propensed1530

ready1533

proclivec1540

fit1574

tending to1578

forward1581

minded1588

propensive1599

intense1620

propendenta1646

propended1693

calculated1723

oriented1925

prone1926

turned1931

orientated1964

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 12 Edward the thirde of his propensiue minde towardes them, vnited to Yarmouth Kirtley roade.

1614 J. Norden Labyrinth Mans Life l. 2024 The taste, smell, feeling, all propensiue are To feede affection.

1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 44 He that doth know..to what his Inclinations are most naturally propensive,..may thereby..shun many Inconveniences.

1787 Daily Universal Reg. 26 Feb. 3/3 The public in general are always propensive to see that which was never seen by them before.

c1861 T. C. Upham Abridgment of Mental Philos. ii. ii. v. 359 The Affections are distinguished from the other forms of the desirous or propensive nature.

1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 27 July 14/4 Men who are propensive toward rotundity, are deserving of less censure than are men with such dearth of flesh.

1996 J. L. Battersby Reason & Nature of Texts i. 30 The text..has the capacity to force a revision of our assumptions. Our guess is propensive, not tyrannical.

†2. That leans or hangs forwards or downwards. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective]

hangingc1330

pendentc1425

beetled1509

bending1567

prependent1592

propendent1593

overwhelming1599

pendulous1608

impendent1611

incumbent1719

imminent1727

impending1730

beetling1744

pensilec1750

pending1756

superincumbent1785

shelvy1811

overbrowing1814

propensive1819

oversailing1833

beetle-browed1842

overhung1845

overhanging1860

overleaning1865

overreaching1890

cantilevered1910

1819 H. Busk Banquet iii. 31 The shaft, propensive from the lightning's stroke, In vain outlives its taller rival oak.

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

单词	propensive
释义	propensiveadj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnsɪv/, U.S. /prəˈpɛnsɪv/, /proʊˈpɛnsɪv/ Forms: 1500s–1600s propensiue, 1600s– propensive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpēns- , prōpendēre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōpēns-, past participial stem of prōpendēre propend v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier propendent adj., propense adj. 1, propensed adj. 1. 1. That has an inclination or propensity to or towards something; disposed, inclined. Cf. propense adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed favourable1340 pleasantc1350 propense?1534 good disposed1553 well-affectioned1561 well-affected?1563 well-conceited1592 propensive1599 conceited1612 well-set1632 well-disposed1660 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined set13.. tendenta1340 disposedc1380 enclinant1400 inclining?c1400 inclinedc1405 prone1408 hieldingc1480 talenteda1500 inclinablea1513 prone1528 propense1528 minded1529 propensed1530 ready1533 proclivec1540 fit1574 tending to1578 forward1581 minded1588 propensive1599 intense1620 propendenta1646 propended1693 calculated1723 oriented1925 prone1926 turned1931 orientated1964 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 12 Edward the thirde of his propensiue minde towardes them, vnited to Yarmouth Kirtley roade. 1614 J. Norden Labyrinth Mans Life l. 2024 The taste, smell, feeling, all propensiue are To feede affection. 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 44 He that doth know..to what his Inclinations are most naturally propensive,..may thereby..shun many Inconveniences. 1787 Daily Universal Reg. 26 Feb. 3/3 The public in general are always propensive to see that which was never seen by them before. c1861 T. C. Upham Abridgment of Mental Philos. ii. ii. v. 359 The Affections are distinguished from the other forms of the desirous or propensive nature. 1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 27 July 14/4 Men who are propensive toward rotundity, are deserving of less censure than are men with such dearth of flesh. 1996 J. L. Battersby Reason & Nature of Texts i. 30 The text..has the capacity to force a revision of our assumptions. Our guess is propensive, not tyrannical. †2. That leans or hangs forwards or downwards. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective] hangingc1330 pendentc1425 beetled1509 bending1567 prependent1592 propendent1593 overwhelming1599 pendulous1608 impendent1611 incumbent1719 imminent1727 impending1730 beetling1744 pensilec1750 pending1756 superincumbent1785 shelvy1811 overbrowing1814 propensive1819 oversailing1833 beetle-browed1842 overhung1845 overhanging1860 overleaning1865 overreaching1890 cantilevered1910 1819 H. Busk Banquet iii. 31 The shaft, propensive from the lightning's stroke, In vain outlives its taller rival oak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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