| 释义 |
orful, a.|ˈɔːfʊl|
Representing a ‘phonetic’ spelling of an affected or emphatic pronunciation of awful a.
1890Kipling Courting of D. Shadd (ed. 2) 166 ‘Got any money?’ ‘On'y a little—orful little.’ 1901A. H. Rice Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage Patch ix. 123 He coughs all the time... Other day he had an orful spell. 1946A. Christie Hollow iv. 34 ‘Feel pretty bad, don't you?’.. ‘Orful, I feel.’ |