heelishadj.

Brit.

/ˈhiːlɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈhilɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heel n.³, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < heel n.³ + -ish suffix¹.

slang (originally U.S.).

Resembling or characteristic of a heel (heel n.³) in various senses; esp. dishonourable, untrustworthy, caddish.

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1908 Scrap Bk. 5 78/2 That window was made fer you... An' then..you can 'asten to hopen the door at the back fer some o' yer pals which'll be a waitin' there—they not being so small an' heelish as Dandy.

1944 Lima (Ohio) News 14 July 14/1 Bowman..spent five years at M-G-M doing the slick and polished heel, with slight variations such as being less heelish in one picture, more heelish in another.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Aug. b4 Jim Sudik doesn't soft-pedal the heelish side of Cohan, but he acknowledges that even heels can have hearts now and again.

2015 Atlantic June 55/1 It's easy to see how..a variety of other, similar heelish behaviors could become permanent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heelish
释义	heelishadj. Brit. /ˈhiːlɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈhilɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heel n.³, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < heel n.³ + -ish suffix¹. slang (originally U.S.). Resembling or characteristic of a heel (heel n.³) in various senses; esp. dishonourable, untrustworthy, caddish. ΚΠ 1908 Scrap Bk. 5 78/2 That window was made fer you... An' then..you can 'asten to hopen the door at the back fer some o' yer pals which'll be a waitin' there—they not being so small an' heelish as Dandy. 1944 Lima (Ohio) News 14 July 14/1 Bowman..spent five years at M-G-M doing the slick and polished heel, with slight variations such as being less heelish in one picture, more heelish in another. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Aug. b4 Jim Sudik doesn't soft-pedal the heelish side of Cohan, but he acknowledges that even heels can have hearts now and again. 2015 Atlantic June 55/1 It's easy to see how..a variety of other, similar heelish behaviors could become permanent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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