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单词 cowboyish
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cowboyishadj.

Brit. /ˈkaʊbɔɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cowboy n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < cowboy n. + -ish suffix1.
Resembling or characteristic of a cowboy; having the qualities associated with being a cowboy; spec. (in recent use) recklessly unscrupulous.Recorded earliest in cowboyish-looking.
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1882 Tombstone (Arizona Territory) Epit. 17 Apr. He said when the carriage he was in was within a few hundred yards of the town [of Tombstone] a cowboyish looking individual rode up and asked if General Sherman was there.
1882 N. Pacific Farmer (Minnesota) 11 May A cowboyish individual rode up to his carriage and asked if Gen. Sherman was there.
1907 C. B. Loomis Bath in Eng. Tub 122 I would have jumped and shouted but that would have been too cowboyish and undignified for my friend, who was extra English, so I refrained.
1958 N.Y. Times 31 May 11/2 He stands 6 feet 1 inch and there is a pleasant cowboyish drawl in his speech.
2018 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 26 May 48 [He] has reportedly struggled over the years with some of the cowboyish tendencies of his fellow executives, but he has saved them on countless occasions.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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