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单词 jobbish
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jobbishadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: job n.2, -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < job n.2 + -ish suffix1. Compare earlier jobbing adj. 2. N.E.D. (1901) gives the pronunciation as (dʒǫ·biʃ) /ˈdʒɒbɪʃ/.
Obsolete.
Resembling or characterized by jobbery.
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1792 E. Burke Let. 20 Mar. in Corr. (1844) III. 436 Power is a very corrupting thing, especially low and jobbish power.
1834 Fraser's Mag. 9 503 Such a court was incapable, stupid, abominable, jobbish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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