| 单词 |
polyphiloprogenitive |
| 释义 |
ˌpolyphiloproˈgenitive, a. [f. poly- + philoprogenitive a.] Very prolific, spec. of a person's talent, imagination, inventive powers, etc. Quot. 1919 is perhaps influenced also by philoprogenitive a. 2.
1919T. S. Eliot Poems, Polyphiloprogenitive The sapient sutlers of the Lord Drift across the window-panes. 1947[see natter n.]. 1953G. Williamson Reader's Guide to Eliot iv. 93 The first line, ‘Polyphiloprogenitive’, is not merely a tour de force, but a learned word which derides the quality that unites the modern Church functionary with the caterpillar world. 1963Punch 4 Sept. 358/3 There remains his polyphiloprogenitive invention, which occasionally pushes a story across the starting line if you can bear the writing. 1966Ibid. 31 Aug. 339/2, I find Heinlein too sentimental and full of cracker-barrel drollery for my taste; but he certainly has a polyphiloprogenitive talent. |

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