单词 | ladyish |
释义 | ladyishadj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lady; ladylike; (excessively) refined or genteel. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affecting refinement young-ladyfied1616 genteel1631 genteea1680 fal-lal1747 shabby-genteel1754 fine-ladylike1755 fine-ladyish1777 ladyish1830 silver-fork1831 haw-haw1841 lardy-dardy1861 la-di-dac1883 refained1925 1777 F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 189 Rather than appear finical and fine-ladyish, I got out.] 1830 Examiner 773/1 The whining of an artificial and lady-ish City Miss. 1955 S. H. Adams Grandfather Stories 294 Could they but see me now, as I sit easeful and ladyish, upon my spotless foredeck! 2005 Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. ii. 8 The catwalks may have pushed a revival of ladyish chic..but in reality far more women favoured the haute-bohemian look. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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