rousableadj.

Brit.

/ˈraʊzəbl/, U.S.

/ˈraʊzəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– rousable, 1800s– rouseable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rouse v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < rouse v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare arousable adj. and slightly earlier unrousable adj.

Capable of being roused, esp. from sleep or unconsciousness. Chiefly in medical contexts, typically used in the assessment of level of consciousness. Cf. arousable adj.In quot. 1848: (of sleep) from which a person may be roused.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] > inflamed (of anger) > capable of being roused (of anger)

rousable1848

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [adjective] > rising as if from sleep > rousing as if from sleep > roused as if from sleep > able to be

awakenable1839

rousable1961

1848 N.Y. Jrnl. Med. 10 405 Opium..causes, in fact, a deep but rousable sleep—a true sopor.

1877 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 59 311 The patient is rousable in so far that he will move his limbs when pinched and even answer a question put in a loud voice.

1910 Daily Chron. 7 Mar. 8/1 I thought her endowed with a temper that might be very violent when roused, though not easily rousable.

1961 Lancet 5 Aug. 323/1 She was semicomatose but rousable.

2000 C. Eberhardie in R. Pudner Nursing Surg. Patient 2003 141/2 Patients should be woken at regular intervals to ensure that they are still rousable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rousable
释义	rousableadj. Brit. /ˈraʊzəbl/, U.S. /ˈraʊzəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– rousable, 1800s– rouseable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rouse v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < rouse v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare arousable adj. and slightly earlier unrousable adj. Capable of being roused, esp. from sleep or unconsciousness. Chiefly in medical contexts, typically used in the assessment of level of consciousness. Cf. arousable adj.In quot. 1848: (of sleep) from which a person may be roused. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] > inflamed (of anger) > capable of being roused (of anger) rousable1848 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [adjective] > rising as if from sleep > rousing as if from sleep > roused as if from sleep > able to be awakenable1839 rousable1961 1848 N.Y. Jrnl. Med. 10 405 Opium..causes, in fact, a deep but rousable sleep—a true sopor. 1877 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 59 311 The patient is rousable in so far that he will move his limbs when pinched and even answer a question put in a loud voice. 1910 Daily Chron. 7 Mar. 8/1 I thought her endowed with a temper that might be very violent when roused, though not easily rousable. 1961 Lancet 5 Aug. 323/1 She was semicomatose but rousable. 2000 C. Eberhardie in R. Pudner Nursing Surg. Patient 2003 141/2 Patients should be woken at regular intervals to ensure that they are still rousable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848
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