| 释义 |
squirish, a.|ˈskwaɪərɪʃ|
[f. squire n. + -ish.]
†1. (See quot.) Obs.—0
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Squirish, foolish; also one that pretends to Pay all Reckonings, and is not strong enough in the Pocket.
2. Characteristic of or befitting a squire.
1755Smollett Quix. Pref. (1803) I. 8 Sancho Panza, in whom I think are united all the squirish graces. 1881A. J. Duffield Don Quix. i. cxxii, Plain attire and squirish speech.
3. Having the deportment, appearance, or character of a country squire.
1814in Parr's Wks. (1828) VIII. 366 Nothing squirish, though so great a country gentleman. 1826Westm. Rev. VI. 263 When lords were still more lordly, and squires still more squirish than they are at present. 1883R. G. White W. Adams 67 He's settled down into a mere squire, and has grown burly and squirish.
Comb.1855F. Francis Newton Dogvane (1888) 260 Various yeoman-like and squirish-looking gentlemen. |