seven-leaguedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛvnliːɡd/, U.S.

/ˈsɛvənˌliɡd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seven adj., league n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < seven adj. + league n.¹ + -ed suffix², originally in seven-leagued boots, either as an alteration of seven-league boots or independently after its model French bottes de sept lieues.

Now somewhat rare.

1. Designating imaginary or hypothetical footwear that enables the wearer to travel an extremely long distance very rapidly and unimpeded by any obstacle; = seven-league adj. 1. Originally and chiefly in seven-leagued boots.Frequently in figurative contexts.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > very

seven-leagued1747

ripping1826

seven-league-booted1828

splitting1829

lightning1832

high-speed1844

double-quick1860

mile-a-minute1883

express1897

jet-propelled1947

supersonic1947

light speed1987

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > large

seven-league boots1707

seven-leagued boots1747

churn-boot1833

beetle-crusher1860

Conestoga1892

1747 Museum 28 Mar. 8 As if Writers thought the Buskin to be like the seven-leagued Boots, so famous in Fairy History, which enabled the Wearer to stalk over Seas and Mountains at a stride.

1829 Daily National Jrnl. (Washington, D.C.) 5 May America is, in seven leagued boots, striding into physical and moral greatness.

1844 S. M. Fuller Summer on Lakes ii. 34 I might continue that walk, if I had any seven-leagued mode of conveyance to save fatigue, for hundreds of miles without an obstacle and without a change.

a1871 C. Buxton Notes Thought (1873) 285 The road to success is not to be run upon by seven-leagued boots.

1936 Auckland Star 14 Jan. 6/7 I also hope Mr. Semple's ‘running shoes’ are seven-leagued and won't know the way back.

1979 Times 10 Dec. 9/1 The 1970s have carried WNO forward on seven-leagued boots.

2020 @pranshucivil 4 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Aug. 2020) Manipulators are giant traders, wearing seven-leagued boots.

2. Of very great length or size; enormous, giant. Cf. seven-league adj. 2.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

unmeeteOE

unmeetlyOE

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Patagonian1786

seven-league1787

Titan1793

gigantic1797

seven-leagued1799

mammoth1801

dimensionless1813

tremendous1813

gigantesque1821

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titanesque1838

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giantlike1847

leviathanic1848

pythonic1851

Babylonic1853

supercolossal1871

giantesque1909

behemothian1910

supergiant1919

ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

1799 R. Southey Let. 24 Feb. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 254 He is not yet twenty-one, nor has he applied to chemistry more than eighteen months, yet he has advanced with such seven-leagued strides as to overtake everybody.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. iv. 123 Leave swelling phrase and seven-leagued words at home.

1837 Boston Courier 6 July 1/1 Even the great nondescript of the deep, with all the demolishing strength of his seven-leagued tail, could never break his way to land, through such a defence.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xxxii. 70 The sergeant strode forward with one of his characteristic seven-leagued movements.

1970 Sunday Times 22 Mar. 23/4 A great try by Alistair Biggar,..who ran 40 yards with seven-leagued strides, to outpace Hiller and score in the corner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	seven-leagued
释义	seven-leaguedadj. Brit. /ˈsɛvnliːɡd/, U.S. /ˈsɛvənˌliɡd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seven adj., league n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < seven adj. + league n.¹ + -ed suffix², originally in seven-leagued boots, either as an alteration of seven-league boots or independently after its model French bottes de sept lieues. Now somewhat rare. 1. Designating imaginary or hypothetical footwear that enables the wearer to travel an extremely long distance very rapidly and unimpeded by any obstacle; = seven-league adj. 1. Originally and chiefly in seven-leagued boots.Frequently in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > very seven-leagued1747 ripping1826 seven-league-booted1828 splitting1829 lightning1832 high-speed1844 double-quick1860 mile-a-minute1883 express1897 jet-propelled1947 supersonic1947 light speed1987 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > large seven-league boots1707 seven-leagued boots1747 churn-boot1833 beetle-crusher1860 Conestoga1892 1747 Museum 28 Mar. 8 As if Writers thought the Buskin to be like the seven-leagued Boots, so famous in Fairy History, which enabled the Wearer to stalk over Seas and Mountains at a stride. 1829 Daily National Jrnl. (Washington, D.C.) 5 May America is, in seven leagued boots, striding into physical and moral greatness. 1844 S. M. Fuller Summer on Lakes ii. 34 I might continue that walk, if I had any seven-leagued mode of conveyance to save fatigue, for hundreds of miles without an obstacle and without a change. a1871 C. Buxton Notes Thought (1873) 285 The road to success is not to be run upon by seven-leagued boots. 1936 Auckland Star 14 Jan. 6/7 I also hope Mr. Semple's ‘running shoes’ are seven-leagued and won't know the way back. 1979 Times 10 Dec. 9/1 The 1970s have carried WNO forward on seven-leagued boots. 2020 @pranshucivil 4 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Aug. 2020) Manipulators are giant traders, wearing seven-leagued boots. 2. Of very great length or size; enormous, giant. Cf. seven-league adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 1799 R. Southey Let. 24 Feb. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 254 He is not yet twenty-one, nor has he applied to chemistry more than eighteen months, yet he has advanced with such seven-leagued strides as to overtake everybody. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. iv. 123 Leave swelling phrase and seven-leagued words at home. 1837 Boston Courier 6 July 1/1 Even the great nondescript of the deep, with all the demolishing strength of his seven-leagued tail, could never break his way to land, through such a defence. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right III. xxxii. 70 The sergeant strode forward with one of his characteristic seven-leagued movements. 1970 Sunday Times 22 Mar. 23/4 A great try by Alistair Biggar,..who ran 40 yards with seven-leagued strides, to outpace Hiller and score in the corner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1747
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