quitter

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Reino Unido//ˈkwɪ.tə//

Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.

substantivo

1
Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
Therfor Sathan [...] smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top; which Joob schauyde the quytere with a schelle, and sat in the dunghil.
2
obsoletoScoria of tin.
3
Variante de quittorAlternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).

Etimologia

From Middle English quitter, from Anglo-Norman quiture, quyture et al., specialised use of quiture (“burn mark, burning”), from the participle stem of cuire (“to cook”), or from Latin coctura (“cooking”).

verbo

1
To suppurate; ooze with pus.

substantivo

1
One who quits, as: One who gives in.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Don't be a quitter — hang in there!
I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first.
Well, they underestimated Hartlepool, and they underestimated me because I am a fighter and not a quitter!
2
One who quits, as: One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.
Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!
3
arcaicoA leaver.
4
obsoletoA deliverer.

Etimologia

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Medieval Latin quiētusder. Anglo-Norman quitterder. Middle English quiten English quit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quitter From quit + -er.

Formas

plural: quitters
pretérito: quittered
particípio passado: quittered
gerúndio: quittering
3.ª pessoa do singular: quitters

quit · Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.quite · To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely. With…quits · On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.

quitter · Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.

quitting · The deliberate ending of something.quiz · A competition in the answering of questions.quo · Paired with quid, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo…

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