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单词 vermigrade
释义

vermigradeadj.

/ˈvəːmɪɡreɪd/
Etymology: < vermi- comb. form + -grade comb. form.
rare.
Proceeding in a worm-like manner. (In context figurative.)
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective]
lateeOE
slackc1000
slowc1225
heavya1400
lent14..
slowfulc1400
sloth1412
latesomea1425
sluggedc1430
sluggingc1430
tardy1483
lingeringa1547
tarde1547
sleuth1567
snailish1581
slow-moving1592
lagging1597
snail-paced1597
snail-slow1600
slow-pacing1616
snail-like1639
sluggish1640
ignave1657
languishing1693
slow-stepping1793
lentitudinous1801
somnolent1812
slow-coachish1844
tardigradous1866
vermigrade1938
slow-cooking1968
the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > specifically of things or actions
slackc1000
slowa1300
lent14..
slow-paced1610
adagio1729
vermigrade1938
1938 S. Beckett Murphy viii. 134 Celia was in a state indeed, trembling and ashen. The footsteps overhead had become part and parcel of her afternoon, with the rocking~chair and the vermigrade wane of light. An Ægean night~fall suddenly in Brewery Road could not have upset her more than this failure of the steps.
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