释义 |
ˈprisonous, a. nonce-wd. [f. prison n. + -ous, after poisonous, etc.] Characteristic of a prison.
1855Dickens Dorrit i. vi, His son began..to be of the prison prisonous and of the street streety. 1888J. Ashby-Sterry in Eng. Illustr. Mag. 109 Horsemonger Lane Gaol..has an impressive façade..distinctly prisonous in every line and ornamentation. |