-adeliccomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. funkadelic adj.

Forms: 1900s– -adelic, 1900s– -edelic, 1900s– -delic (after a vowel).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: psychedelic n.

Etymology: < -edelic (in psychedelic n.).Attested in a small number of formations from the 1960s, exemplified below, and also funkadelic adj., shagadelic adj. The spelling for the reduced vowel varies between -a- and -e-; -adelic is the more common form.

1. Forming adjectives designating something which embodies in a psychedelic way that which is denoted or implied by the first element.

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1967 N.Y. Times 16 Feb. 42/1 Any swingers who have yet to shop in an ‘electrodelic environment’ should race right over to Best's Fifth Avenue while the fuses hold out.

1968 Chicago Tribune 28 Apr. i. 18/1 How far ahead can you get?.. Ray Cvikota now spells it, ‘Our Sick-adelic Society!’

1974 Creem Oct. 70/3 The only way I can account for this generalized lapse in the humpadelic heatwaves is that they're jest plain bone lazy.

1994 Face Oct. 159/3 The ludicrously streamlined Renault Fuego and fish-tailed, curvadelic Opel Manta are..looking good again.

1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash iii. 72 The scallydelic wardrobe encompassed anything baggy..and brightly hued.

2001 Guardian 2 Mar. (Review section) 19/3 In a world of..parka-wearing journeymen, at least he has the grace to hit the decks in full pimpadelic garb.

2. Forming adjectives designating or relating to a style of music which combines psychedelic characteristics with the style or genre indicated by the first element.Recorded earliest in funkadelic adj.

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1970 (title of record) Funkadelic.

1980 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 May 1/2 The Lounge Lizards, strange progeny of the New York punkadelic movement, play something that has been described as ‘cocktail music in an extreme state of decay’.

1988 Los Angeles Times 27 May (Valley ed.) vi. 22/1 Among the more popular bands are..a local rock 'n' roll band with a ‘Tex-adelic’ sound.

1991 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 19 June d5 As if this vaguely retro bunch of grunge-edelic rocker dudes didn't have enough going against them.

1997 D. Waller in D. Snowden Make Music go Bang! 126 I remember the Droogs putting out rock-solid punkadelic indie records.., but still having to go to Europe to get gigs.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 4 May 128/1 It plays swingadelic rock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	-adelic
释义	-adeliccomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. funkadelic adj. Forms: 1900s– -adelic, 1900s– -edelic, 1900s– -delic (after a vowel). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: psychedelic n. Etymology: < -edelic (in psychedelic n.).Attested in a small number of formations from the 1960s, exemplified below, and also funkadelic adj., shagadelic adj. The spelling for the reduced vowel varies between -a- and -e-; -adelic is the more common form. 1. Forming adjectives designating something which embodies in a psychedelic way that which is denoted or implied by the first element. ΚΠ 1967 N.Y. Times 16 Feb. 42/1 Any swingers who have yet to shop in an ‘electrodelic environment’ should race right over to Best's Fifth Avenue while the fuses hold out. 1968 Chicago Tribune 28 Apr. i. 18/1 How far ahead can you get?.. Ray Cvikota now spells it, ‘Our Sick-adelic Society!’ 1974 Creem Oct. 70/3 The only way I can account for this generalized lapse in the humpadelic heatwaves is that they're jest plain bone lazy. 1994 Face Oct. 159/3 The ludicrously streamlined Renault Fuego and fish-tailed, curvadelic Opel Manta are..looking good again. 1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash iii. 72 The scallydelic wardrobe encompassed anything baggy..and brightly hued. 2001 Guardian 2 Mar. (Review section) 19/3 In a world of..parka-wearing journeymen, at least he has the grace to hit the decks in full pimpadelic garb. 2. Forming adjectives designating or relating to a style of music which combines psychedelic characteristics with the style or genre indicated by the first element.Recorded earliest in funkadelic adj. ΚΠ 1970 (title of record) Funkadelic. 1980 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 May 1/2 The Lounge Lizards, strange progeny of the New York punkadelic movement, play something that has been described as ‘cocktail music in an extreme state of decay’. 1988 Los Angeles Times 27 May (Valley ed.) vi. 22/1 Among the more popular bands are..a local rock 'n' roll band with a ‘Tex-adelic’ sound. 1991 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 19 June d5 As if this vaguely retro bunch of grunge-edelic rocker dudes didn't have enough going against them. 1997 D. Waller in D. Snowden Make Music go Bang! 126 I remember the Droogs putting out rock-solid punkadelic indie records.., but still having to go to Europe to get gigs. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 4 May 128/1 It plays swingadelic rock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < comb. form1967
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