α. 1600s subitarie, 1600s–1700s subitary.
β. 1600s subitory.
单词 | subitary |
释义 | † subitaryadj.α. 1600s subitarie, 1600s–1700s subitary. β. 1600s subitory. Obsolete. rare. Made, done, etc., suddenly, hastily, or without premeditation; makeshift. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or hurried > hastily performed or done subitary1600 breathless1606 shotgun1937 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. iv. 90 The Colonie Antium, were commaunded to send unto Quintius, subitarie souldiers [L. subitarios milites]. 1645 J. Taylor Oxf. Besiedged 2 The Couragious..Cromwell, shew'd himselfe like a blazing fiery Commet, full of combustible Valour, and Subitory Expedition. 1758 J. Upton in Spenser's Faerie Queen II. 648/1 Leucippe..is carried away and intended to be sacrificed. There is..a subitary altar erected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1600 |
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