释义 |
crawlsome, a.|ˈkrɔːlsəm| [f. crawl v. + -some.] Addicted to mean, worm-like behaviour. Hence ˈcrawlsomeness.
1900H. Lawson Over Sliprails 73 We'd be sure to..reckon that it was done out of nastiness or crawlsomeness, and feel a contempt for him accordingly. 1904Delta (N. Queensl.) Advocate in Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 4/2 In the whole course of their crawlsome, insanitary lives. |