| 单词 | goody-goodiness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈgoody-ˌgoodiness ˈgoody-ˌgoodiness n. the quality of being goody-goody; cf. goody-goodyism n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] hypocrisy?c1225 pope-holya1425 saunteringc1440 pope-holiness1528 Pharisaism?1573 lip-holiness1591 lip-religion1597 hypocrism1605 lip-devotion1613 sanctimonya1618 lip-worship1656 sanctimoniousness1679 unction1692 sanctification1768 goodiness1808 pietism1829 lip-reverencec1843 Pecksniffery1848 mawwormism1850 goody-good1851 lip-homage1858 devil-dodging1866 goody-goodiness1868 goody-goodyism1868 piosity1883 unctuosity1884 1868 E. Dallas in S. Richardson Clarissa (new ed.) I. Introd. p. vi We have been bored by the goody-goodiness of his [sc. Richardson's] preaching. 1884 Punch 8 Mar. 119/2 [A] speech full of..ponderous wisdom and imposing goody-goodyness. 1916 P. Grainger Let. 28 Aug. in All-round Man (1994) 26 I can't see why a being impelled to such a random untrammelled untamable affair as art at all shall still have about him this queer timid goody-goodiness. 1998 N.Y. Mag. 15 June 53/1 Blandness is all, even if the actors..do their damnedest to circumvent goody-goodiness. < as lemmas |
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