单词 | jaw-breaking |
释义 | > as lemmasˈjaw-breaking ˈjaw-breaking adj. colloquial hard to pronounce. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > not euphonious > hard to pronounce pouch-mouth1565 crack-jaw1827 jaw-breaking1842 1842 W. M. Thackeray Miss Tickletoby's Lect. i, in Wks. (1886) XXIV. 13 He conquered a great number of princes with jaw-breaking names. 1883 Good Words Sept. 592/2 A little plant that has a jaw-breaking name. < as lemmas |
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