minus

minus
minus
in the meaning ‘lacking, without’, has been used informally since the mid-19c. The Fowler brothers, doubtless affected by their experiences at the front in the First World War, illustrated this use in the first edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary with the gruesome example He came back minus an arm; arm was changed to dog in a later edition.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • minus — minus …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • minus — [ minys ] ou minus habens [ minysabɛ̃s ] n. • 1836 minus habens; 1833 minus habentes plur.; lat. « ayant moins » ♦ Fam. Individu incapable ou peu intelligent. Elle « traitait Paul comme un minus habens » (Cocteau). Une, des minus. ⇒ crétin,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • minus — [mī′nəs] prep. [LME < L, less, neut. sing. of minor,MINOR] 1. reduced by the subtraction of; less [four minus two] 2. Informal without; lacking [minus a toe] adj. 1. indicating or involving subtraction [a minus sign] …   English World dictionary

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  • minus — ► PREPOSITION 1) with the subtraction of. 2) (of temperature) falling below zero by: minus 40° centigrade. 3) informal lacking: he was minus a finger. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (before a number) below zero; negative. 2) (after a grade) slightly below: C… …   English terms dictionary

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