anoyous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• anious, anoyeus, anoyows, ennoyous

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French enuius, anoios; equivalent to anoy +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˌnui̯ˈuːs/, /aˈnui̯us/

Adjective

anoyous

1. harmful, injurious
   • 14th c., Geoffrey Chaucer, Frederic J. Furnival (Editor), The Cambridge MS. Dd. 4. 24 or Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, London; Published by teh Chaucer Society, 1902: pg. 650, [728]

     Ayeinst this horrible Synne of Accidie / and Þe brauches of the same / there is a vertu Þat is called ffortitudo or Strength / Þat is an affection / Þurgh for which a man espiseth annoyous Þynges

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2. (rare) troublesome, challenging, annoying
3. (rare) troubled; beset with difficulty

Usage notes

• The aphetic form noyous is more common in Middle English (as in modern English).

Descendants

• English: annoyous

References

• “anoiǒus, -eus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.