self-preservatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfprᵻˈzəːvət(ə)ri/,

/ˌsɛlfprɛzəˈveɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfpriˈzərvəˌtɔri/,

/ˌsɛlfprəˈzərvəˌtɔri/,

/ˌsɛlfˌprɛzərˈveɪˌtɔri/

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + preservatory adj., after self-preservation n. Compare earlier self-preservative adj., self-preserving adj.

Characterized or motivated by an instinct for self-preservation; designating such an instinct; = self-preservative adj. Cf. self-preserving adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > life > instinctive

self-preserving1653

self-preservative1661

self-preservatory1825

1825 Brit. Lion 17 Apr. 20/2 No..community of human beings ever yet existed, who were..so devoid of the common feelings and self-preservatory instinct of human nature, as to repay a course of good government with discontent, and turbulence, and bloodshed.

1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. iii. viii. 254 My rower righted it by a self-preservatory act.

1930 Psychoanalytic Rev. 17 476 The social instinct is one aspect of the self-preservatory instinct.

2016 A. Minnis Eden to Eternity 278 The qualities of awareness, foresightedness, and self-preservatory intelligence which Aquinas regards as characteristic of animal behaviour.

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

单词	self-preservatory
释义	self-preservatoryadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfprᵻˈzəːvət(ə)ri/, /ˌsɛlfprɛzəˈveɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfpriˈzərvəˌtɔri/, /ˌsɛlfprəˈzərvəˌtɔri/, /ˌsɛlfˌprɛzərˈveɪˌtɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, preservatory adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + preservatory adj., after self-preservation n. Compare earlier self-preservative adj., self-preserving adj. Characterized or motivated by an instinct for self-preservation; designating such an instinct; = self-preservative adj. Cf. self-preserving adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > life > instinctive self-preserving1653 self-preservative1661 self-preservatory1825 1825 Brit. Lion 17 Apr. 20/2 No..community of human beings ever yet existed, who were..so devoid of the common feelings and self-preservatory instinct of human nature, as to repay a course of good government with discontent, and turbulence, and bloodshed. 1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. iii. viii. 254 My rower righted it by a self-preservatory act. 1930 Psychoanalytic Rev. 17 476 The social instinct is one aspect of the self-preservatory instinct. 2016 A. Minnis Eden to Eternity 278 The qualities of awareness, foresightedness, and self-preservatory intelligence which Aquinas regards as characteristic of animal behaviour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1825
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