单词 | sitient |
释义 | † sitientadj. Obsolete. Thirsty; dry, parched; (figurative) greedy, covetous. Also: that induces thirst. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] lustfulc893 yevereOE covetousa1300 unmeasurablea1398 lustsomea1400 over-lustya1500 coveting1526 kitish1566 inexpleble1569 salt1598 over-desirous1647 voraginousa1652 sitient1656 voragious1665 gluttonous1671 ingorgeous1679 voracious1746 edacious1819 snack1883 desperatea1958 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sitient,..thirsting, coveting, desiring much. a1670 S. Collins Systeme Anat. (1685) i. ii. xxiv. 306 These Famelick, Esurient, and Sitient Spirits are not the Ferments productive of Concoction in the Ventricle, but only incentives, ordained by nature to render us desirous of Aliment. 1713 Capt. Bland Northern Atalantis 19 We resolv'd to revive our Sitient Veins, drooping Spirits, and craving Stomachs, with a Bottle of the Spirit of Malt, and a Beef-Steak. 1842 Bentley's Misc. 12 345 With fresh'ning streams (as summer rains Invigorate the sitient plains) Of Barclay's blessed Beer. 1871 E. Rehatsek tr. Barkhvurdār Ibn Maḣmūd Amusing Stories xxvi. 141 Quench the thirst of a sitient man with a drop of water, and rescue a fainting one from the labyrinth of distress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1656 |
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