† rapinousadj.

Forms: see rapine n. and -ous suffix.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: rapine n., -ous suffix; French rapineux.

Etymology: Either < rapine n. + -ous suffix, or < Middle French rapineux rapacious (13th cent. in Old French; French †rapineux ) < rapine rapine n. + -eux -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rapinosus thievish (1483 in a British glossarial source).

Obsolete.

1. Given to rapine; rapacious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > rapacious

ravenousc1425

rapinous1484

ravening1548

rapacious1572

scambling1600

large-handeda1616

tenter-hooking1615

vulturizing1650

vulturian1659

leech-like1682

vulturine1721

vulturish1826

vulturous1843

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective]

ravenousc1425

rapinous1484

polling1526

spoiling1565

predatory1589

pilling1590

spoilful1590

plundering1641

vulturian1659

predatitious1660

pillagingc1670

vulturine1721

predal1737

depredatory1771

spoliatory1790

predatorial1791

plunderous1797

spoliating1840

accipitral1842

despoiling1859

spoliative1875

predative1920

prehensile1927

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxx. 100 He maketh the noble men to be rapynous & tyraunts.

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth f. xiiiii Some be casten to wylde & rapinous beestes to be devoured of them [L. pars bestiis obiecti sunt].

?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. D2^v Oh it is a world to beholde when flattering deceiuers can temper delicate drincks, after euery mans appetite, by cunning art couer rapinous extorcion.

1602 C. Sutton Disce Vivere xxi. 381 It was a meere irreligious, rapinous, and scoffing deuise of Iulian, to spoile and pray vppon both the goodes of the Church, and people of God.

1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 277 What is that liuing other than vnjust, rapinous, and..iniurious?

1682 London Gaz. No. 1735/3 The Rapinous hands and power of wicked..Men.

1699 Cal. State Papers, Colonial in K. G. Davies Royal Afr. Company (1957) 145 Oppressions, avarice and rapinous desire.

1754 A. Berthelson Eng. & Danish Dict. Rapinous, röversk.

2. In extended use: that carries or sweeps away. rare.

ΚΠ

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 505 One of these tides..will carry any Vessel backward,..the length of its rapinous current.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	rapinous
释义	† rapinousadj. Forms: see rapine n. and -ous suffix. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: rapine n., -ous suffix; French rapineux. Etymology: Either < rapine n. + -ous suffix, or < Middle French rapineux rapacious (13th cent. in Old French; French †rapineux ) < rapine rapine n. + -eux -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rapinosus thievish (1483 in a British glossarial source). Obsolete. 1. Given to rapine; rapacious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > rapacious ravenousc1425 rapinous1484 ravening1548 rapacious1572 scambling1600 large-handeda1616 tenter-hooking1615 vulturizing1650 vulturian1659 leech-like1682 vulturine1721 vulturish1826 vulturous1843 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] ravenousc1425 rapinous1484 polling1526 spoiling1565 predatory1589 pilling1590 spoilful1590 plundering1641 vulturian1659 predatitious1660 pillagingc1670 vulturine1721 predal1737 depredatory1771 spoliatory1790 predatorial1791 plunderous1797 spoliating1840 accipitral1842 despoiling1859 spoliative1875 predative1920 prehensile1927 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxx. 100 He maketh the noble men to be rapynous & tyraunts. ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth f. xiiiii Some be casten to wylde & rapinous beestes to be devoured of them [L. pars bestiis obiecti sunt]. ?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. D2^v Oh it is a world to beholde when flattering deceiuers can temper delicate drincks, after euery mans appetite, by cunning art couer rapinous extorcion. 1602 C. Sutton Disce Vivere xxi. 381 It was a meere irreligious, rapinous, and scoffing deuise of Iulian, to spoile and pray vppon both the goodes of the Church, and people of God. 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 277 What is that liuing other than vnjust, rapinous, and..iniurious? 1682 London Gaz. No. 1735/3 The Rapinous hands and power of wicked..Men. 1699 Cal. State Papers, Colonial in K. G. Davies Royal Afr. Company (1957) 145 Oppressions, avarice and rapinous desire. 1754 A. Berthelson Eng. & Danish Dict. Rapinous, röversk. 2. In extended use: that carries or sweeps away. rare. ΚΠ 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 505 One of these tides..will carry any Vessel backward,..the length of its rapinous current. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1484
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