downlookingadj.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnˌlʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌlʊkɪŋ/

Forms: see down adv. and looking adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., looking adj.

Etymology: < down adv. + looking adj.

That looks or faces downwards; downward-looking. Also depreciative: that (habitually) has downcast eyes or a lowered countenance; guilty-looking, sullen; demure, sheepish; hangdog (now rare). Cf. downlooked adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > sheepish

sheepa1556

downlookinga1626

downlooked1636

sheepish1693

a1626 A. Holland Hollandi Post-huma (1626) sig. F2 The brute Beasts now, which Nature..did make with low Downe-looking Postures, first did feele the rage Of th'Earth-borne Plague.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. O8 Who never entertaind an active thought, But like down-looking beasts was onely mov'd To feed themselves.

1713 Post Boy 1 Jan. (advt.) She is a short light-hair'd down-looking Woman.

1788 Maryland Jrnl. 9 May Lindsey, a down-looking fellow, had on a new flaxen shirt.

1800 Aurora (Philadelphia) 23 July A number of sneaking down-looking fellows, who occasionally assembled in a group.

1842 E. B. Barrett Some Acct. Greek Christian Poets in Athenæum 26 Feb. 190/2 Wilhelm Meister's uplooking and downlooking aspects, the reverence to things above and things below.

1881 C. M. Yonge Lads & Lasses Langley ii. 120 The rude, clumsy, stupid, down-looking fellow he had been.

1948 C. E. J. Whitting tr. Hājjī Sa‘īd in Afr. Affairs 47 166 His description—ruddy, short, down looking—he seldom raised his head.

1972 Understanding Mid-Atlantic Ridge (National Acad. Sci.) 112 A second down-looking sonar..provides information on shallow (about 10 m) sediment thicknesses and stratifications.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Aug. b4/1 Her specialty was flying high-altitude aircraft and snooping on stuff. ‘I had a down-looking sensor.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downlooking
释义	downlookingadj. Brit. /ˈdaʊnˌlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌlʊkɪŋ/ Forms: see down adv. and looking adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., looking adj. Etymology: < down adv. + looking adj. That looks or faces downwards; downward-looking. Also depreciative: that (habitually) has downcast eyes or a lowered countenance; guilty-looking, sullen; demure, sheepish; hangdog (now rare). Cf. downlooked adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > sheepish sheepa1556 downlookinga1626 downlooked1636 sheepish1693 a1626 A. Holland Hollandi Post-huma (1626) sig. F2 The brute Beasts now, which Nature..did make with low Downe-looking Postures, first did feele the rage Of th'Earth-borne Plague. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. O8 Who never entertaind an active thought, But like down-looking beasts was onely mov'd To feed themselves. 1713 Post Boy 1 Jan. (advt.) She is a short light-hair'd down-looking Woman. 1788 Maryland Jrnl. 9 May Lindsey, a down-looking fellow, had on a new flaxen shirt. 1800 Aurora (Philadelphia) 23 July A number of sneaking down-looking fellows, who occasionally assembled in a group. 1842 E. B. Barrett Some Acct. Greek Christian Poets in Athenæum 26 Feb. 190/2 Wilhelm Meister's uplooking and downlooking aspects, the reverence to things above and things below. 1881 C. M. Yonge Lads & Lasses Langley ii. 120 The rude, clumsy, stupid, down-looking fellow he had been. 1948 C. E. J. Whitting tr. Hājjī Sa‘īd in Afr. Affairs 47 166 His description—ruddy, short, down looking—he seldom raised his head. 1972 Understanding Mid-Atlantic Ridge (National Acad. Sci.) 112 A second down-looking sonar..provides information on shallow (about 10 m) sediment thicknesses and stratifications. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Aug. b4/1 Her specialty was flying high-altitude aircraft and snooping on stuff. ‘I had a down-looking sensor.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1626
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