| 单词 |
superficiary |
| 释义 |
† superˈficiary, a. (n.) Obs.
[ad. late L. superficiārius (of buildings) situated on another man's land, in mod.L. superficial: see superficies and -ary1. Cf. F. superficiaire, etc.]
A. adj.
1. = superficial a. 1, 4.
1615Crooke Body of Man 957 At the sides of the processes it hath superficiary or shallowe bosomes. 1638A. Read Chirurg. xxviii. 205 Wounds of the lungs..are either superficiary and small, or deepe. 1696Whiston Th. Earth iii. (1722) 231 There is a constant and vigorous heat diffused from the Central towards the Superficiary parts.
2. = superficial a. 2.
a1680Glanvill Sadducismus (1681) 156 A Trinal Distance or solid Amplitude, that is to say, not linear onely and superficiary.
3. = superficial a. 5.
1605Timme Quersit. ii. vii. 140 If they be more inwardly and exactly examined than by that superficiary and slight maner of tasting and experimenting. 1642H. More Song of Soul To Rdr., The superficiary knowledge of tongues. 1693Phil. Trans. XVII. 618 The Superficiary Proficients would for ever be deterr'd from attempting to grasp at such an Immensity. 1702C. Mather Magn. Chr. iv. iv. (1852) 74 They used a ‘diligent exploration’ concerning the faith and repentance of their communicants, lest haply it should be only superficiary.
B. n. (See quot. and superficial a. 1 e.) rare—0.
1656Blount Glossogr., Superficiary, he that hath built an house upon another mans ground, and therefore pays Quit-rent.
Hence † superˈficiarily adv., superficially.
1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xxi. xxxi. (1678) 481, I divided the skin..with much scarification but only superficiarily. |
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