† siticulousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sitīculōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin sitīculōsus thirsty, very dry < sitis thirst (see sitient adj.) + -ōsus -ous suffix, perhaps after perīculōsus periculous adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Very dry; thirsty. Also figurative: desirous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > very

bone?a1300

for-drya1386

bone-dryc1480

siticulous1620

chippy1850

powder-dry1934

straw-dry1951

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 116 They engender cholericke and siticulous humors.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Siticulous, very thirsty.

1724 R. Sutton Let. to Sir T. Parkyns (1726) 4 I have not that Philauty of my own Opinion, to make me less Siticulous [note Thirsty, Desirous] of better Information.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019).

单词	siticulous
释义	† siticulousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sitīculōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin sitīculōsus thirsty, very dry < sitis thirst (see sitient adj.) + -ōsus -ous suffix, perhaps after perīculōsus periculous adj. Obsolete. rare. Very dry; thirsty. Also figurative: desirous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > very bone?a1300 for-drya1386 bone-dryc1480 siticulous1620 chippy1850 powder-dry1934 straw-dry1951 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 116 They engender cholericke and siticulous humors. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Siticulous, very thirsty. 1724 R. Sutton Let. to Sir T. Parkyns (1726) 4 I have not that Philauty of my own Opinion, to make me less Siticulous [note Thirsty, Desirous] of better Information. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019). < adj.1620
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