griffinishadj.

/ˈɡrɪfɪnɪʃ/

Etymology: < griffin n.¹ and griffin n.² + -ish suffix¹.

1. Characteristic of a griffin (griffin n.¹ 1a).

ΚΠ

1837 T. Hood Ode R. Wilson xxiii I feel None of that griffinish excess of zeal Some travellers would blaze with here in France.

2. Anglo-Indian. Indicative of the ‘griffin’ (griffin n.²).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [adjective]

unwistc1374

unknowna1393

ignorantc1475

imperfect1508

rawa1513

unskilfula1547

imperite?1550

illiterate1556

strange1561

unacquainted1565

green-headed1569

unacquainted1581

unacquaint1587

unfledged1603

inexperienced1626

guiltless1667

inexperient1670

unconversanta1674

unversed1675

uninitiated1678

a stranger to1697

uninitiate1801

inconversant1802

lay1821

griffish1836

wet behind the ears1851

neophytic1856

griffinish1860

experienceless1875

neophytish1897

wet-eared1967

1860 Biog. & Crit. fr. Times 394 My griffinish wonder at the want of white faces.

Derivatives

ˈgriffinishness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [noun]

unwitc1175

uncunningnessa1325

uncunninghead1340

uncunningshipa1400

rawness1548

unskill1565

disacquaintance1589

inexperience1595

inacquaintance1597

unacquaintance1598

unaccustomedness1611

unacquaintednessa1617

illiteracy1660

greenness1740

griffinishness1850

unfamiliarity1880

1850 Benares Mag. 4 85 We were afraid of eliciting some remark on our griffinishness, if we gave utterance to such a reflection.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	griffinish
释义	griffinishadj. /ˈɡrɪfɪnɪʃ/ Etymology: < griffin n.¹ and griffin n.² + -ish suffix¹. 1. Characteristic of a griffin (griffin n.¹ 1a). ΚΠ 1837 T. Hood Ode R. Wilson xxiii I feel None of that griffinish excess of zeal Some travellers would blaze with here in France. 2. Anglo-Indian. Indicative of the ‘griffin’ (griffin n.²). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [adjective] unwistc1374 unknowna1393 ignorantc1475 imperfect1508 rawa1513 unskilfula1547 imperite?1550 illiterate1556 strange1561 unacquainted1565 green-headed1569 unacquainted1581 unacquaint1587 unfledged1603 inexperienced1626 guiltless1667 inexperient1670 unconversanta1674 unversed1675 uninitiated1678 a stranger to1697 uninitiate1801 inconversant1802 lay1821 griffish1836 wet behind the ears1851 neophytic1856 griffinish1860 experienceless1875 neophytish1897 wet-eared1967 1860 Biog. & Crit. fr. Times 394 My griffinish wonder at the want of white faces. Derivatives ˈgriffinishness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [noun] unwitc1175 uncunningnessa1325 uncunninghead1340 uncunningshipa1400 rawness1548 unskill1565 disacquaintance1589 inexperience1595 inacquaintance1597 unacquaintance1598 unaccustomedness1611 unacquaintednessa1617 illiteracy1660 greenness1740 griffinishness1850 unfamiliarity1880 1850 Benares Mag. 4 85 We were afraid of eliciting some remark on our griffinishness, if we gave utterance to such a reflection. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1837
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