单词 | subterfluous |
释义 | > as lemmassubterfluous subterfluous adj. Brit. /sʌbˈtəːflʊəs/ , U.S. /ˌsəbˈtərfləwəs/ [ < subter- prefix + -fluous (in superfluous adj.)] flowing or running underneath.ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Subterfluous, which runs or flows under. 1753 J. Buchanan Compl. Eng. Scholar iii. i. ii. 497 What signifies subter? A. It signifies under, as subter-fluous, i.e. flowing under. 1847 Odd Fellows' Mag. Apr. 293 It [sc. a stream] suddenly dashed itself headlong into a subterranean cavern..and, after continuing its subterfluous vagaries for upwards of a mile, just as suddenly emerged into daylight again. 1974 Poetry Feb. 302 This leafy, streamless land where coy waters loiter Under the embroidered soil, subterfluous coin Of another culture destroyed by lack of moisture. < as lemmas |
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