legerdemainishadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌlɛdʒərdəˈmeɪnɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < legerdemain n. + -ish suffix¹.

rare.

Characterized by skilful deception or chicanery. Cf. legerdemain n. 2.

ΚΠ

1888 Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 71/1 No one ever performed that operation in a more legerdemainish fashion.

1888 Sat. Rev. 28 Apr. 498/1 The mysterious and legerdemainish operation of ‘identifying himself with the Tory party’.

1993 D. Nigro Ardy Fafirsin xxvii. 98 He says I'm made of cunning and delusion. Of gullery and jugglery. He says I'm sleight of hand, legerdemainish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legerdemainish
释义	legerdemainishadj. Brit. /ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌlɛdʒərdəˈmeɪnɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legerdemain n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < legerdemain n. + -ish suffix¹. rare. Characterized by skilful deception or chicanery. Cf. legerdemain n. 2. ΚΠ 1888 Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 71/1 No one ever performed that operation in a more legerdemainish fashion. 1888 Sat. Rev. 28 Apr. 498/1 The mysterious and legerdemainish operation of ‘identifying himself with the Tory party’. 1993 D. Nigro Ardy Fafirsin xxvii. 98 He says I'm made of cunning and delusion. Of gullery and jugglery. He says I'm sleight of hand, legerdemainish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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