rhubarbativeadj.

Brit.

/ˌruːˈbɑːbətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌruˈbɑrbədɪv/

Forms: 1600s rewbarbative, 1600s rubarbatif, 1600s rubarbatiue, 1900s– rhubarbative.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: rhubarb n., -ative suffix.

Etymology: < rhubarb n. + -ative suffix, after Middle French reubarbatif (16th cent.), alteration of rébarbatif rebarbative adj. after reubarbe rhubarb n., either punningly (with allusion to the tart taste and purgative qualities of rhubarb; compare quot. 1600) or through folk-etymological association (probably with similar motivation).

Bad-tempered, fractious, disagreeable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective]

stour1303

thwarta1325

elvishc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

crousea1400

cursedc1400

doggeda1425

currishc1460

disagreeable1474

dour1488

thrawn1488

terne?1507

apirsmarta1522

crustyc1570

incommodious1570

bilious1571

mischievous-stomached1577

thrawn-faced1578

thrawn-mowit1578

wearisha1586

shrewish1596

rhubarbative1600

crabbish1606

ill-tempereda1616

cur-like1627

thrawn-faceda1628

terned1638

cross1639

splenial1641

frumpish1647

wry1649

bad-tempered1671

hot-tempered1673

sidy1673

ugly1687

ornery1692

cankerya1699

ramgunshoch1721

cantankerousc1736

frumpy1746

unhappy1756

grumpy1778

crabby1791

grumpish1797

thraw-gabbit18..

snarlish1813

cranky1821

stuntya1825

ill-natured1825

nattery1825

rantankerous1832

foul-tempered1835

cacochymical1836

as cross as two sticks1842

grumphy1846

knappy1855

carnaptious1858

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

snotty1870

sniffy1871

snorty1893

grouchy1895

scratchy1925

tight1950

stroppy1951

snitty1978

arsey1989

1600 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Refut. Calumnious Relation Conf. i. 5 in Briefe Replie to Libel As appeereth by their Rubarbatif or as they call them expurgatorie indexes.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 441 The same rewbarbative and severely-grave looke of theires.

1631 T. Dekker Match mee in London iii. i. 25 A man were better to lye vnder the hands of a Hangman, than one of your rubarbatiue faces.

1955 J. M. Cohen tr. F. Rabelais Gargantua & Panagruel v. xix. 645 They got a good dressing-down, I can tell you, despite their rhubarbative faces.

2004 E. Lax Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat iv. 63 Chain began to modify his behavior, although he would always have what one colleague called a ‘rhubarbative personality’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhubarbative
释义	rhubarbativeadj. Brit. /ˌruːˈbɑːbətɪv/, U.S. /ˌruˈbɑrbədɪv/ Forms: 1600s rewbarbative, 1600s rubarbatif, 1600s rubarbatiue, 1900s– rhubarbative. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: rhubarb n., -ative suffix. Etymology: < rhubarb n. + -ative suffix, after Middle French reubarbatif (16th cent.), alteration of rébarbatif rebarbative adj. after reubarbe rhubarb n., either punningly (with allusion to the tart taste and purgative qualities of rhubarb; compare quot. 1600) or through folk-etymological association (probably with similar motivation). Bad-tempered, fractious, disagreeable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective] stour1303 thwarta1325 elvishc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 crousea1400 cursedc1400 doggeda1425 currishc1460 disagreeable1474 dour1488 thrawn1488 terne?1507 apirsmarta1522 crustyc1570 incommodious1570 bilious1571 mischievous-stomached1577 thrawn-faced1578 thrawn-mowit1578 wearisha1586 shrewish1596 rhubarbative1600 crabbish1606 ill-tempereda1616 cur-like1627 thrawn-faceda1628 terned1638 cross1639 splenial1641 frumpish1647 wry1649 bad-tempered1671 hot-tempered1673 sidy1673 ugly1687 ornery1692 cankerya1699 ramgunshoch1721 cantankerousc1736 frumpy1746 unhappy1756 grumpy1778 crabby1791 grumpish1797 thraw-gabbit18.. snarlish1813 cranky1821 stuntya1825 ill-natured1825 nattery1825 rantankerous1832 foul-tempered1835 cacochymical1836 as cross as two sticks1842 grumphy1846 knappy1855 carnaptious1858 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 snotty1870 sniffy1871 snorty1893 grouchy1895 scratchy1925 tight1950 stroppy1951 snitty1978 arsey1989 1600 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Refut. Calumnious Relation Conf. i. 5 in Briefe Replie to Libel As appeereth by their Rubarbatif or as they call them expurgatorie indexes. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 441 The same rewbarbative and severely-grave looke of theires. 1631 T. Dekker Match mee in London iii. i. 25 A man were better to lye vnder the hands of a Hangman, than one of your rubarbatiue faces. 1955 J. M. Cohen tr. F. Rabelais Gargantua & Panagruel v. xix. 645 They got a good dressing-down, I can tell you, despite their rhubarbative faces. 2004 E. Lax Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat iv. 63 Chain began to modify his behavior, although he would always have what one colleague called a ‘rhubarbative personality’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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