| 单词 | elegant-sounding |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselegant-sounding C1. Parasynthetic and complementary, as elegant-looking, elegant-mannered, elegant-minded, elegant-sounding, etc. ΚΠ 1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 44 That courteous, sweet, and elegant-natured and nurtured gentleman. M. William Forde. 1640 W. Gilbert Architectonice Consolationis 18 To this purpose that elegant tongu'd Father. 1799 T. R. Malthus Diary 3 July (1966) 117 We had met with many pretty elegant looking women. 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife I. iv. 38 Sir John is a valuable, elegant-minded man. 1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 950/1 He is a very elegant-mannered young man. 1920 S. Kerr Painted Meadows xi. 98 I hope they'll have one of those elegant tasting Minnehaha cakes. 1973 J. P. Donleavy Fairy Tale of N.Y. xxi. 215 A white coated and elegant legged woman gets up to lead Christian through a door. 2009 T. Kraus Renewal xi. 126 Salon shoes, with some elegant-sounding Italian name printed on the inside. < as lemmas |
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