单词 | clubby |
释义 | clubbyadj. U.S. Pervaded by the characteristics of the club. Also, friendly, sociable. ΚΠ 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 226 In the present generation, has been created a type peculiar thereunto—the club-man. He is all of the club, clubby. 1905 Smart Set Sept. 128/1 Our black coffee stories have become clubby to an extent that embarrasses a butler. 1905 Smart Set Sept. 129/1 She is not a creature to set to music—the clubby girl, the feminine good-fellow. 1918 ‘I. Hay’ Last Million xv. 243 It's a darned sight easier to keep on clubby terms with an Ally whose language you don't know than an Ally whose language you do. 1928 F. N. Hart Bellamy Trial i. 14 Charles Stuyvesant's the only one that won't have a good clubby time of it. 1960 Encounter Feb. 32/2 A clubby bonhomie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1859 |
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