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单词 saturnlike
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Saturnlikeadj.

Brit. /ˈsatənlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈsædərnˌlaɪk/
Forms: see Saturn n. and -like suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturn n., -like suffix.
Etymology: < Saturn n. + -like suffix.
Resembling (that of) Saturn (either the god or the planet); (occasionally) saturnine.
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darkc1440
saturninea1450
Saturnlike1569
Saturnical?1574
Saturnian1583
saturnious1591
saturnic1820
1569 E. Spenser tr. J. du Bellay Sonets in T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings (earlier version) vii. 4 A grisly forehed and Saturnelike face [Fr. face de Saturne].
a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 147 But since the Sunne of righteousnesse hath rose from the Saturne-like and dull Earth on our Sunday; wee [etc.].
1652 R. Lilburne Lillies Ape Whipt 1 Next (Saturn like) we have many dangling snakes with their heads reverse, verifying the truth of the old Proverb, Bush naturally more haire then wit.
1846 Boston Daily Atlas 2 Mar. Is there not something due from that Saturn-like parent, who, in devouring one child, has checked the growth of another?
1908 R. Nobili Mod. Antique iii. iii. 271 The statue of Liberty..can be seen without the partial eclipse of a portly German guide or a Saturn-like ring of screening tourists.
1984 Times 10 Feb. 15/7 Hovering clearly in the background is a Saturn-like planet with a ring.
2015 C. Tholas-Disset in K. A. Ritzenhoff & C. McAvoy Selling Sex on Screen ii. 29 Lulu is..the incarnation of a devouring force, making her a Saturn-like character rather than a Demeter-like figure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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