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单词 tinselly
释义 tinselly, a.|ˈtɪnsəlɪ|
[f. tinsel n.3 + -y.]
Of the nature of, characterized by, or abounding in tinsel; hence, cheaply splendid or sparkling, gaudy without real worth, ‘pinchbeck’.
1811Miss Mitford in L'Estrange Life (1870) I. v. 148 Sometimes pedantic, and sometimes tinselly, none of her works were ever simple..or natural.1836Backwoods of Canada 289 These Indians appear less addicted to gay and tinselly ornaments.1885Athenæum 15 Aug. 205 None of that false ornamentation, that tinselly glitter.
So ˈtinselly adv. [-ly2], showily and cheaply.
1864in Webster; whence in later Dicts.
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