| 释义 |
pure D, puredee, a. (and adv.) U.S. dial.|ˈpjʊədiː|
[f. pure a.: cf. D 3, dee b.]
Thoroughgoing, ‘regular’. Also as adv.
1941J. Street In my Father's House ix. 148 I'm pow'ful fond of Woody. He's a pure D man. Ibid. xvi. 346 Mama has got pure D gumption. 1941Sat. Even. Post 6 Dec. 110 It takes a pure D humdinger to hunt birds... If a dog's got pure D hoss sense and a fellow's got bat brains, he can train the dog to hunt birds. 1952B. Harwin Home is Upriver i. 8 Kip's lip curled at this slovenly practice, one which Pa had always called puredee shif'less. 1964Amer. Folk Music Occasional i. 92 This State you can drink, this State you can't except pure-dee God-given water. |