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单词 humgruffin
释义

humgruffinn.

/hʌmˈɡrʌfɪn/
Etymology: A made-up word, < hum, gruff, griffin.
‘A terrible or repulsive person’ (Davies).
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > heinous person > [noun]
monster?a1505
scelerate1715
humgruffin1842
1842 R. H. Barham Lay St. Cuthbert in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 228 One horrid Humgruffin, who seem'd by his talk, And the airs he assumed, to be Cock of the walk.

Derivatives

humgruffian n.
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1825 J. K. Paulding John Bull in Amer. iv. 64 Another declared she would not give a pin, to save such a rude humgruffian from starving.
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