repertitious
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin repertīcius (“newly found”), from repertus (“found, discovered, invented”), from reperīre (“to find, discover, invent”), from re- (“again, anew”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), + -īcius (“-itious”), under influence of English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repertible and repertor.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪʃəs
Adjective
[edit]repertitious (comparative more repertitious, superlative most repertitious)
- (rare, obsolete) Found by chance.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertitious":
- Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertitious":
- (rare, obsolete) Found thanks to advice.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertitious":
- Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertitious":
References
[edit]- “† repertitious, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.