单词 | duenna-ish |
释义 | > as lemmasduˈenna-ish duˈenna-ish adj. = duenna-like adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > acting as chaperon > like a chaperon duenna-like1784 duenna-ish1818 duennesque1881 1818 Lit. Gaz. 28 Feb. 141/2 He has also thrown an air of duenna-ish ridicule over the character of Beatrice, one of the ladies of the court who suspects Zuma. 1876 Scribner's Monthly May 499/1 Eunice took the magisterial or duennaish manner. 1988 M. Westhaven Miss Dalrymple's Virtue ix. 94 I'll..give her my most severe and duenna-ish look when we meet. < as lemmas |
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