释义 |
stomachy, a.|ˈstʌməkɪ| [f. stomach n. + -y.] 1. Ready to take offence, irritable. dial.
1825Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 73 Stomachy, obstinate, proud, haughty. 1829Brockett N.C. Gloss. (ed. 2), Stomachy, easily offended, resentful—stomachful. 1876Hardy Ethelberta xlvi, ‘Now never be stomachy, my good soul,’ cried Sol from the fireplace. 2. High-spirited. dial.
1896Baring-Gould Broom-Squire i. 3 ‘He's a stomachy (sturdy) young chap,’ she said, patting the babe with the now disengaged hand. 3. Big-bellied, paunchy. dial.
1889Stevenson Ballantrae 21 A little, bald, solemn, stomachy man, a great professor of piety. 4. Of the voice or vocal sounds: deeply resonant, as if produced in the stomach. colloq.
1936E. M. Forster Abinger Harvest ii. 101 The soloist..invites his ‘friends’ in a stomachy voice to rise in their shirt-fronts and shout. 1975‘D. Rutherford’ Mystery Tour iv. 71 His rich stomachy laugh. |