quotatiousadj.

Brit.

/kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌkwoʊˈteɪʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quotation n., -ious suffix.

Etymology: < quotat- (in quotation n.) + -ious suffix.

Esp. of a person: fond of using quotations; characterized by frequent quotation.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > of quoting or inclined to quote

quotative1811

quotatious1852

1852 Southern Literary Messenger 18 561/2 I grew as quotatious as Richard Swiveller.

1910 Daily Chron. 29 Jan. 6/1 A certain person endeavoured to quench my flaming optimism by a stream of frigid quotation... I sought knowledge from the quotatious person.

1991 Sunday Times 8 Sept. 14/5 What these prove to be..are the subject of a quotatious cross-questioning of male supremacy and a celebration of second chances for the older woman.

1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 9/1 An impressive class of writers have been quotatious.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quotatious
释义	quotatiousadj. Brit. /kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌkwoʊˈteɪʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quotation n., -ious suffix. Etymology: < quotat- (in quotation n.) + -ious suffix. Esp. of a person: fond of using quotations; characterized by frequent quotation. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > of quoting or inclined to quote quotative1811 quotatious1852 1852 Southern Literary Messenger 18 561/2 I grew as quotatious as Richard Swiveller. 1910 Daily Chron. 29 Jan. 6/1 A certain person endeavoured to quench my flaming optimism by a stream of frigid quotation... I sought knowledge from the quotatious person. 1991 Sunday Times 8 Sept. 14/5 What these prove to be..are the subject of a quotatious cross-questioning of male supremacy and a celebration of second chances for the older woman. 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 9/1 An impressive class of writers have been quotatious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1852
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