† vafrousadj.

Forms: Also 1500s vaffrous.

Etymology: < Latin vafer, vafr- + -ous suffix.

Obsolete.

Sly, cunning, crafty, shifty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

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slya1200

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wilyc1330

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ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xi Thinkyng surely that they..would neuer..longe agree with the Englishmen, accordyng to their olde vaffrous [1550 crafty] varietie.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 17 Divine providence..adjudged it best..not to bestow..upon subtle and vafrous people, Courage, and Strength of body.

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 17 These are subtle, and vafrous Men, who are never solidly, nor honestly Wise.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 106 This vafrous and bloudy Treason against the holy Majesty of Christ.

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	vafrous
释义	† vafrousadj. Forms: Also 1500s vaffrous. Etymology: < Latin vafer, vafr- + -ous suffix. Obsolete. Sly, cunning, crafty, shifty. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xi Thinkyng surely that they..would neuer..longe agree with the Englishmen, accordyng to their olde vaffrous [1550 crafty] varietie. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 17 Divine providence..adjudged it best..not to bestow..upon subtle and vafrous people, Courage, and Strength of body. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 17 These are subtle, and vafrous Men, who are never solidly, nor honestly Wise. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 106 This vafrous and bloudy Treason against the holy Majesty of Christ. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1548
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