acuminatedadj.

Brit.

/əˈkjuːmᵻneɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/əˈkjuməˌneɪdᵻd/

Forms: 1500s–1600s accuminated, 1600s– acuminated.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin acūminātus , -ed suffix¹; acuminate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: In early use < classical Latin acūminātus acuminate adj. + -ed suffix¹. In later use probably partly also < acuminate v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later acuminate adj., and also acuminous adj., acuminose adj.

1. Brought to a sharp point, pointed. Also figurative: (of speech) sharp, pointed, stinging.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective]

piked1269

pointedc1325

sharp1340

peakedc1350

pricked?a1425

sharp-pointed1530

acuatea1550

piquant1549

picked1552

corned?c1562

arrow-headed1567

acuminated1578

pointing1578

acute1598

exasperated1608

spitted1626

pointy1644

sagittal1656

pecked1662

piqued1689

spired1694

piky1741

spiky1743

spiry1777

apexed1813

beak-shaped1830

peaky1832

apiculated1839

cusped1888

sagittiform1895

cuspate1896

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adjective] > sharp

stinginga1529

salta1600

salted1647

caustic1771

acuminated1833

salty1866

lashing1900

sting-tailed1905

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > satiric > of satire: stinging

acuminated1833

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man sig. Dii A sharpe or accuminated figure of the head.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. V5 The toppe wherof on both sides aboue their forehead is acuminated in two peakes.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 440 Pericles had an accuminated head and somewhat long.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Dental, a small Shelfish..hollow like a little tube, and acuminated.

1724 J. Maubray Female Physician v. xv. 263 She may perceive the Humours most commonly compressed into an acuminated or oblong form.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xv. 635 A spear Tough grain'd, acuminated, sharp with brass.

1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 688 So perfect a model of acuminated satire.

1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 91 The palate is narrowed, and its arch somewhat acuminated in front.

1900 Med. Bull. Apr. 125/1 Acuminated pustules belong to the secondary stage of syphilis.

1961 G. F. Chadwick Wks. Sir Joseph Paxton vi. 158 Its three great circular pavilions with their acuminated domes.

2009 Phycologia (Nexis) July 302 Raphidonema viretii (Chodat) Hindák, which has an acuminated cell shape.

2. Of the intellectual, discernment, etc.: sharpened, made keen; (of attention, feeling, etc.) acutely concentrated. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective]

intentivec1386

intendable1390

studiousa1400

diligentc1400

intendantc1440

suspensec1450

attent1482

heartbounda1586

searchful1594

intent1610

wist1615

wistful1616

intense1640

imminent1641

concentrative1725

well-attending1725

acuminated1786

spell-bound1799

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

conceived1596

acute1598

pregnate1598

agile1599

nimble-headed1601

insighted1602

nimble1604

nimble-witted1604

penetrant1605

penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

penetrativea1641

sagacious1650

nasute1653

acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

1786 G. M. A. Baretti Tolondron 64 Such are your most acuminated powers of penetration.

1831 G. P. R. James De L'Orme xlvi. 313 Mounted troopers..acuminated in every point of stratagem.

1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 14 We observe with speechless admiration that the Divine attention is acuminated and His skill concentrated on these vital atoms.

1914 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 25 159 This first Eocene flush of mind was thus not a neutral state between pleasure and pain but one of them..if pleasure, more diffused, if pain, more acuminated.

1917 G. S. Hall Jesus II. x. 659 In a sharper and more acuminated way he helps..the failing faith of one who..essayed more than he could accomplish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	acuminated
释义	acuminatedadj. Brit. /əˈkjuːmᵻneɪtᵻd/, U.S. /əˈkjuməˌneɪdᵻd/ Forms: 1500s–1600s accuminated, 1600s– acuminated. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin acūminātus , -ed suffix¹; acuminate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: In early use < classical Latin acūminātus acuminate adj. + -ed suffix¹. In later use probably partly also < acuminate v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later acuminate adj., and also acuminous adj., acuminose adj. 1. Brought to a sharp point, pointed. Also figurative: (of speech) sharp, pointed, stinging. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] piked1269 pointedc1325 sharp1340 peakedc1350 pricked?a1425 sharp-pointed1530 acuatea1550 piquant1549 picked1552 corned?c1562 arrow-headed1567 acuminated1578 pointing1578 acute1598 exasperated1608 spitted1626 pointy1644 sagittal1656 pecked1662 piqued1689 spired1694 piky1741 spiky1743 spiry1777 apexed1813 beak-shaped1830 peaky1832 apiculated1839 cusped1888 sagittiform1895 cuspate1896 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adjective] > sharp stinginga1529 salta1600 salted1647 caustic1771 acuminated1833 salty1866 lashing1900 sting-tailed1905 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > satiric > of satire: stinging acuminated1833 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man sig. Dii A sharpe or accuminated figure of the head. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. V5 The toppe wherof on both sides aboue their forehead is acuminated in two peakes. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 440 Pericles had an accuminated head and somewhat long. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Dental, a small Shelfish..hollow like a little tube, and acuminated. 1724 J. Maubray Female Physician v. xv. 263 She may perceive the Humours most commonly compressed into an acuminated or oblong form. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xv. 635 A spear Tough grain'd, acuminated, sharp with brass. 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 688 So perfect a model of acuminated satire. 1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 91 The palate is narrowed, and its arch somewhat acuminated in front. 1900 Med. Bull. Apr. 125/1 Acuminated pustules belong to the secondary stage of syphilis. 1961 G. F. Chadwick Wks. Sir Joseph Paxton vi. 158 Its three great circular pavilions with their acuminated domes. 2009 Phycologia (Nexis) July 302 Raphidonema viretii (Chodat) Hindák, which has an acuminated cell shape. 2. Of the intellectual, discernment, etc.: sharpened, made keen; (of attention, feeling, etc.) acutely concentrated. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] intentivec1386 intendable1390 studiousa1400 diligentc1400 intendantc1440 suspensec1450 attent1482 heartbounda1586 searchful1594 intent1610 wist1615 wistful1616 intense1640 imminent1641 concentrative1725 well-attending1725 acuminated1786 spell-bound1799 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 1786 G. M. A. Baretti Tolondron 64 Such are your most acuminated powers of penetration. 1831 G. P. R. James De L'Orme xlvi. 313 Mounted troopers..acuminated in every point of stratagem. 1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 14 We observe with speechless admiration that the Divine attention is acuminated and His skill concentrated on these vital atoms. 1914 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 25 159 This first Eocene flush of mind was thus not a neutral state between pleasure and pain but one of them..if pleasure, more diffused, if pain, more acuminated. 1917 G. S. Hall Jesus II. x. 659 In a sharper and more acuminated way he helps..the failing faith of one who..essayed more than he could accomplish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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