† voraginousadj.

Etymology: < Latin vorāginōsus, < vorāgin- , vorāgo vorago n. Compare obsolete French voragineux, Italian voraginoso, Spanish voraginoso, Portuguese voraginoso.

Obsolete.

a. Of or belonging to an abyss or whirlpool; resembling a chasm or gulf.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > whirlpool > [adjective]

vorageous1490

voraginous1624

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > whirlpool > [adjective] > like

vorageous1490

gulfy1594

voraginous1624

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > abyss

vorageous1490

voraginous1624

1624 T. Scott Belgick Souldier 8 More dangerous then the gaping and voraginous caue, wherein Curtius leapt.

1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea iii. 233 A voraginous place, about the banks of which those men appeare that have perished by a violent death.

1675 E. Wilson Spadacrene Dunelmensis 23 The bottom of the Sea..is perforated with sundry voraginous inlets and patent mouths.

1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora i. 219 His secret seat,..deep amidst A cavern's jaws voraginous and vast.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1624 Gag for Pope 15 The Countrey villages know not what a Sermon meaneth, onely Mass and Mattens, with some voraginous deliuery of wonders.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. K4 For course of time voraginous With rapid force is violently just.

2. Having the receptive or swallowing power of a gulf or abyss; devouring, voracious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective]

lustfulc893

yevereOE

covetousa1300

unmeasurablea1398

lustsomea1400

over-lustya1500

coveting1526

kitish1566

inexpleble1569

salt1598

over-desirous1647

voraginousa1652

sitient1656

voragious1665

gluttonous1671

ingorgeous1679

voracious1746

edacious1819

snack1883

desperatea1958

a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) 165 His Voraginous appetite gaped after the possession of the Countrey.

1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 85 How it doth grieve me..that we think to get our admission under God with voraginous paunches, and soaked gullets.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 376 No Nation in the World be more idle and voraginous than they.

1691 in C. R. Wilson Old Fort William (1906) I. 11 Provisions..being extremely deer, made so by the Voraginous great Armyes near us.

Derivatives

† voˈraginousness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun]

covetingc1315

covetisec1340

covetousness1486

cupidity1547

grippleness1571

overlustiness1583

over-desire1641

voraginousness1654

gluttony1704

1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. iv. 74 Those Waves did bark, which the voraginousness of the devouring Sea did commit and clash together.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	voraginous
释义	† voraginousadj. Etymology: < Latin vorāginōsus, < vorāgin- , vorāgo vorago n. Compare obsolete French voragineux, Italian voraginoso, Spanish voraginoso, Portuguese voraginoso. Obsolete. 1. a. Of or belonging to an abyss or whirlpool; resembling a chasm or gulf. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > whirlpool > [adjective] vorageous1490 voraginous1624 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > whirlpool > [adjective] > like vorageous1490 gulfy1594 voraginous1624 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > abyss vorageous1490 voraginous1624 1624 T. Scott Belgick Souldier 8 More dangerous then the gaping and voraginous caue, wherein Curtius leapt. 1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea iii. 233 A voraginous place, about the banks of which those men appeare that have perished by a violent death. 1675 E. Wilson Spadacrene Dunelmensis 23 The bottom of the Sea..is perforated with sundry voraginous inlets and patent mouths. 1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora i. 219 His secret seat,..deep amidst A cavern's jaws voraginous and vast. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1624 Gag for Pope 15 The Countrey villages know not what a Sermon meaneth, onely Mass and Mattens, with some voraginous deliuery of wonders. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. K4 For course of time voraginous With rapid force is violently just. 2. Having the receptive or swallowing power of a gulf or abyss; devouring, voracious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] lustfulc893 yevereOE covetousa1300 unmeasurablea1398 lustsomea1400 over-lustya1500 coveting1526 kitish1566 inexpleble1569 salt1598 over-desirous1647 voraginousa1652 sitient1656 voragious1665 gluttonous1671 ingorgeous1679 voracious1746 edacious1819 snack1883 desperatea1958 a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) 165 His Voraginous appetite gaped after the possession of the Countrey. 1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 85 How it doth grieve me..that we think to get our admission under God with voraginous paunches, and soaked gullets. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 376 No Nation in the World be more idle and voraginous than they. 1691 in C. R. Wilson Old Fort William (1906) I. 11 Provisions..being extremely deer, made so by the Voraginous great Armyes near us. Derivatives † voˈraginousness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] covetingc1315 covetisec1340 covetousness1486 cupidity1547 grippleness1571 overlustiness1583 over-desire1641 voraginousness1654 gluttony1704 1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. iv. 74 Those Waves did bark, which the voraginousness of the devouring Sea did commit and clash together. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1624
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