adoxaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈdɒksl/, U.S.

/eɪˈdɑks(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s adoxall, 1900s– adoxal.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (iii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: adox n., -al suffix¹; Latin adoxus , -al suffix¹; Greek ἄδοξος , -al suffix¹; French adoxal.

Etymology: Originally either < adox n. + -al suffix¹, or < classical Latin adoxus or its etymon ancient Greek ἄδοξος (both adjectives: see adox n.) + -al suffix¹, after orthodoxal adj., paradoxal adj., etc. In later use < French adoxal (1955 in the passage translated in quot. 1956), apparently directly < ancient Greek ἄδοξος + French -al -al suffix¹, after paradoxal paradoxal adj.

rare. Now historical.

Absurd, illogical. Cf. paradoxal adj. 2, paradoxical adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > not based on reason

hoflesc1175

unreasonablec1384

fantastica1387

disreasonablec1550

reasonless1556

idle1590

alogical1603

groundless1620

irrational1641

unreasonal1650

adoxal1652

irrationable1657

unreasoning1682

untoward1682

unfaceablea1825

aberrational1837

non-rational1859

irrationalistic1910

a bit hot1925

arational1935

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 107 But the contrary in most, or all: Not orthodoxall, but paradoxall, heterodoxall, adoxall.

1956 G. Lamb tr. H. I. Marrou Hist. Educ. Antiq. 414 The technical term [for ‘paradoxal’] would be ‘adoxal’ [Fr. ‘adoxaux’], for the old theory, with its usual talent for hair-splitting, distinguished between different kinds of eulogy.

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

单词	adoxal
释义	adoxaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈdɒksl/, U.S. /eɪˈdɑks(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s adoxall, 1900s– adoxal. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (iii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: adox n., -al suffix¹; Latin adoxus , -al suffix¹; Greek ἄδοξος , -al suffix¹; French adoxal. Etymology: Originally either < adox n. + -al suffix¹, or < classical Latin adoxus or its etymon ancient Greek ἄδοξος (both adjectives: see adox n.) + -al suffix¹, after orthodoxal adj., paradoxal adj., etc. In later use < French adoxal (1955 in the passage translated in quot. 1956), apparently directly < ancient Greek ἄδοξος + French -al -al suffix¹, after paradoxal paradoxal adj. rare. Now historical. Absurd, illogical. Cf. paradoxal adj. 2, paradoxical adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > not based on reason hoflesc1175 unreasonablec1384 fantastica1387 disreasonablec1550 reasonless1556 idle1590 alogical1603 groundless1620 irrational1641 unreasonal1650 adoxal1652 irrationable1657 unreasoning1682 untoward1682 unfaceablea1825 aberrational1837 non-rational1859 irrationalistic1910 a bit hot1925 arational1935 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 107 But the contrary in most, or all: Not orthodoxall, but paradoxall, heterodoxall, adoxall. 1956 G. Lamb tr. H. I. Marrou Hist. Educ. Antiq. 414 The technical term [for ‘paradoxal’] would be ‘adoxal’ [Fr. ‘adoxaux’], for the old theory, with its usual talent for hair-splitting, distinguished between different kinds of eulogy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1652
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