| 释义 |
wittolly, a.|ˈwɪtəlɪ|
Also 7 wittally, wittoldly, 9 wittoly.
[f. wittol n. + -y1 or -ly1.]
Having the character, or characteristic, of a wittol.
1598Shakes. Merry W. ii. ii. 284 They say the iealous wittolly-knaue hath masses of money. 1605Chapman All Fooles ii. i. E 1, No, let me still be..thought A ielouse Asse, and not a wittally Knaue. 1614Purchas Pilgrimage iii. x. (ed. 2) 293 Her husband was hanged for his wittoldly permission. a1652Brome City Wit iv. i, You are a Wittally Cuckold I know. 1845Ford Handbk. Spain I. 83 Most of this finger-talk, wittoly wit, as well as the figs [sc. ‘a fig for you’, digitally represented], is confined to the lower classes. |