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peacockish, a.|ˈpiːkɒkɪʃ|
[f. peacock n. + -ish1.]
Of the nature or character ascribed to a peacock; like a peacock or that of a peacock. Hence ˈpeaˌcockishly adv.; ˈpeaˌcockishness.
1550Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 104 The kynge not beynge so Pecockysh as he iudged hym, dyscretely and wysely deferred the tyme. 1834Southey Doctor (1848) Pref. 9 This is to write..pavonesquement,..in English peacockically or peacockishly, whichever the reader may like best. 1864Spectator 27 Feb. 240 An ardent, almost peacockish vanity. 1892W. W. Peyton Mem. Jesus xiii. 360 An ostentatious variation,..a peacockishness of modern philosophy. |