单词 | duelsome |
释义 | duelsomeadj. rare. Of the nature of or resembling a duel; likely to lead to a duel. Of a person: given or inclined to duelling. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > single combat or duel > inclined to duelling1677 duelsome1840 1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 50 Being incorrigibly duelsome on his own account. 1903 Harper's Mag. Dec. 219/2 He was wont to surround himself with duelsome entanglements. 2016 thejjb.com 13 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) I'm a bit disappointed. The Obi-Wan vs Vader fight was much much more engaging, exciting, duelsome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1840 |
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