| 释义 |
deadish, a. Now rare.|ˈdɛdɪʃ|
[f. dead a. + -ish.]
Somewhat dead (in various senses).
a1450Fysshynge with Angle (1883) 11 The browne colour seruyth for that water that is blacke dedisshe in ryuers or in other waters. 1562W. Bullein Dial. Soarnes & Chir. 10 a, When thei seme to bee colde, pale, deddishe, or partelie not felte. 1611A. Stafford Niobe ii. 186 (T.) The lips put on a deadish paleness. 1697R. Pierce Bath Mem. ii. ii. 264 His left Arm and Hand were numb'd and deadish. 1742Lond. & Country Brew. i. (ed. 4) 55 To recover deadish Beer. 1783Phil. Trans. LXXIII. 368 It beat out flat, yielded a deadish sound, and became fluid in less than a minute. |