† pulicoseadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pūlicōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pūlicōsus infested with fleas < pūlic- , pūlex flea (see pulicine adj.) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier pulicosity n., pulicous adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Infested with fleas; caused by or resembling the bite of a flea; of the nature of a flea.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [adjective] > wounded > stung or bitten > resembling flea-bite

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1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Pulicose, abounding with or full of Fleas.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 872 Pulicose or petechial spots were at one time supposed to be, in every instance, the result of debilitating and putrid fevers.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 873 Simple Pulicose Scurvy.—Exhibiting from the first a pulicose, or flea-bite appearance.

1857 Southern Literary Messenger Nov. 366/2 This pulicose enemy will astonish you by a ‘fire in the rear’ immediately after you have been made quite certain of his operations in a totally different quarter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pulicose
释义	† pulicoseadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pūlicōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin pūlicōsus infested with fleas < pūlic- , pūlex flea (see pulicine adj.) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier pulicosity n., pulicous adj. Obsolete. rare. Infested with fleas; caused by or resembling the bite of a flea; of the nature of a flea. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [adjective] > wounded > stung or bitten > resembling flea-bite pulicose1822 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Pulicose, abounding with or full of Fleas. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 872 Pulicose or petechial spots were at one time supposed to be, in every instance, the result of debilitating and putrid fevers. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 873 Simple Pulicose Scurvy.—Exhibiting from the first a pulicose, or flea-bite appearance. 1857 Southern Literary Messenger Nov. 366/2 This pulicose enemy will astonish you by a ‘fire in the rear’ immediately after you have been made quite certain of his operations in a totally different quarter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1730
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