| 单词 | drivelled |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈdrivelled ˈdrivelled adj. †(a) smeared with saliva or mucus (obsolete); (b) (of words) uttered in a foolish or silly way (rare). ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > dirty with saliva slobberya1398 drivelledc1400 slaveryc1430 beslavered1598 slabbered1609 spittly1611 bespawled1612 slobbered1742 spittled1926 c1400 Simonie (Peterhouse) (1991) l. 327 His hod shal hang on his brest, riȝt as a drauel [ed] lowt. 1630 M. Drayton Muses Elizium x. 82 His staring beastly driueld Beard. a1668 W. Davenant News from Plimouth iv, in Wks. (1673) 22/1 I will..kiss Thy drivell'd Beard, though drown'd in Breda Beere. 1849 Morning Post 19 May 4/1 The drivelled abuse against fighting men..will make but very little way with a population generally too liable to be captivated by military enterprise. 1882 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 29 Apr. It is not needed that I..drag forth the driveled and time-stained records of by gone ages. 2004 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 23 Apr. 13 I dutifully noted Posh's drivelled words. < as lemmas |
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