单词 | game-hearted |
释义 | > as lemmasgame-hearted Parasynthetic and complementary, as game-hearted, game-looking, etc., adjs. ΚΠ 1829 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 1 No. 5. 674 Certain stately, long-tailed, game-looking birds. 1837 W. Irving Rocky Mountains I. i. 26 They are less hardy, self-dependant and game-spirited, than the mountaineer. 1844 Caledonian Mercury 26 Sept. A Caledonian Meeting..favoured..by abundance of game-hearted hares. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Aug. 5/2 Some rather game-looking, but attenuated, salmon-shaped fish were denominated herring hake. 1910 R. Leighton Dogs & All about Them xxxiii. 218 The specimens shown by him..were invariably a sporting, game-looking lot. 1957 W. Coburn Stirrup High vi. 73 This was the supreme test of game-hearted horses and skilled drivers. 1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 Aug. Her development from game-spirited girl to a woman who, in the wake of two deep unreturned loves, worries that [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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