telegraphedadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlᵻɡrɑːft/,

/ˈtɛlᵻɡraft/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləˌɡræft/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: telegraph v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < telegraph v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Of news, a message, etc.: sent or conveyed by telegraph (telegraph n. 1a, 3a).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [adjective] > sent by telegraph

telegraphed1831

telegraphing1836

telegrammed1945

1831 N.-Y. Spectator 1 Apr. An American brig..showed telegraphed signals Nos 41 and 43.

1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 234 More perfect forms of human intercourse than telegraphed or telephoned words.

1919 Good Housek. Dec. 16 The whole town was athrill at the telegraphed news of the queen's coming.

1986 M. B. Fryer Battlefields of Canada xvi. 227 By that time telegraphed messages had reached Ottawa, and Macdonald ordered an army to take to the field.

2014 H. Holzer Lincoln & Power of Press i. iii. 74 The cost of receiving telegraphed news put an added burden on small village newspapers like Springfield's rival sheets.

2. Originally Boxing. Of a punch: initiated in a way that makes one's intention obvious (also in figurative contexts). In extended use: easily anticipated, predictable; thinly disguised. Also with modifying word, as long, well, etc.

ΚΠ

1919 New Castle (Pa.) News 4 Mar. 18/1 ‘Telegraphed’ punches and delayed wallops.

1939 N.Y. Times 9 Apr. x. 5/1 We could accuse it [sc. a film] of slapstick, broad farce..and three or four telegraphed punch-lines.

1965 Iron Age 15 July 116/1 Partly because huge funds were sent ahead of the well-telegraphed punch.

1989 Coal Week Internat. (Nexis) 21 Feb. 3 Bond Corporation..has made its long-telegraphed coal expansion by purchasing BHP's Macquarie Collieries division.

2001 D. Matthews Looking for Fight ix. 70 I should have seen it coming. I should have read it like a telegraphed punch.

2015 Radio Times 28 Feb. (South/West ed.) 62/2 Even they can't enliven the self-conscious dialogue, hokey action and telegraphed plot machinations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telegraphed
释义	telegraphedadj. Brit. /ˈtɛlᵻɡrɑːft/, /ˈtɛlᵻɡraft/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌɡræft/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: telegraph v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < telegraph v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Of news, a message, etc.: sent or conveyed by telegraph (telegraph n. 1a, 3a). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [adjective] > sent by telegraph telegraphed1831 telegraphing1836 telegrammed1945 1831 N.-Y. Spectator 1 Apr. An American brig..showed telegraphed signals Nos 41 and 43. 1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 234 More perfect forms of human intercourse than telegraphed or telephoned words. 1919 Good Housek. Dec. 16 The whole town was athrill at the telegraphed news of the queen's coming. 1986 M. B. Fryer Battlefields of Canada xvi. 227 By that time telegraphed messages had reached Ottawa, and Macdonald ordered an army to take to the field. 2014 H. Holzer Lincoln & Power of Press i. iii. 74 The cost of receiving telegraphed news put an added burden on small village newspapers like Springfield's rival sheets. 2. Originally Boxing. Of a punch: initiated in a way that makes one's intention obvious (also in figurative contexts). In extended use: easily anticipated, predictable; thinly disguised. Also with modifying word, as long, well, etc. ΚΠ 1919 New Castle (Pa.) News 4 Mar. 18/1 ‘Telegraphed’ punches and delayed wallops. 1939 N.Y. Times 9 Apr. x. 5/1 We could accuse it [sc. a film] of slapstick, broad farce..and three or four telegraphed punch-lines. 1965 Iron Age 15 July 116/1 Partly because huge funds were sent ahead of the well-telegraphed punch. 1989 Coal Week Internat. (Nexis) 21 Feb. 3 Bond Corporation..has made its long-telegraphed coal expansion by purchasing BHP's Macquarie Collieries division. 2001 D. Matthews Looking for Fight ix. 70 I should have seen it coming. I should have read it like a telegraphed punch. 2015 Radio Times 28 Feb. (South/West ed.) 62/2 Even they can't enliven the self-conscious dialogue, hokey action and telegraphed plot machinations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1831
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