self-defensoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈfɛns(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfdəˈfɛnsəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, defensory adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + defensory adj., after self-defence n. Compare earlier self-defensive adj.

Now rare.

Of, relating to, or involving self-defence; employed in self-defence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] > of one's or its self

self-defensive1701

self-defensory1847

1847 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 40/2 So great is the richness of the Creator's designs, and such the infinite multitude of self-defensory provisions with which he has endowed the works of his hands.

1872 H. W. Beecher Pop. Lect. Preaching ii. 33 A man of..peaceableness,..though of high spirit and self-defensory power when required.

1924 M. E. Speare Polit. Novel i. 19 A self-defensory statement justifying the practice of a writer's use of his contemporaries.

1981 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 Sept. 1/2 What need can exist in any kind of society for people to be brutal and commit murder, which is not self-defensory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-defensory
释义	self-defensoryadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈfɛns(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdəˈfɛnsəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, defensory adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + defensory adj., after self-defence n. Compare earlier self-defensive adj. Now rare. Of, relating to, or involving self-defence; employed in self-defence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] > of one's or its self self-defensive1701 self-defensory1847 1847 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 40/2 So great is the richness of the Creator's designs, and such the infinite multitude of self-defensory provisions with which he has endowed the works of his hands. 1872 H. W. Beecher Pop. Lect. Preaching ii. 33 A man of..peaceableness,..though of high spirit and self-defensory power when required. 1924 M. E. Speare Polit. Novel i. 19 A self-defensory statement justifying the practice of a writer's use of his contemporaries. 1981 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 Sept. 1/2 What need can exist in any kind of society for people to be brutal and commit murder, which is not self-defensory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1847
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