单词 | lightliful |
释义 | lightlifuladj. Scottish. Now rare. Full of contempt; slighting, scornful. Sc. National Dict. (at Lichtlie) records the word as still in use in north-eastern Scotland in 1960. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous ollinga1200 hokerfula1275 scorningc1325 deignousc1330 despitousa1340 disdainousc1374 lightlya1400 scornfula1400 despiteous14.. endeignousc1400 hathlya1425 spitefulc1440 despitefula1450 fastidious?a1475 contemptuous1534 disdainfula1542 huff-nosed1542 lightliful1552 dainful1577 contemptible1594 sdeignful1596 disdained1598 contemptful1604 contemning1605 overlookinga1619 slight1632 slightinga1637 slightya1640 despisable1644 despicable1662 sneering1692 scornful1704 saucy1716 vilipendinga1722 fastidiose1730 unappreciating1833 scorny1836 high-sniffing1837 sniffy1871 sneery1872 sneerful1880 pejorativea1888 dismissive1930 sniffish1933 fuck you1962 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. xvii. f. xlviiiv Quhasaeuir sais to his brother racha (that is ane lythleful crabit word) he is giltie and in dangeir of the counsell. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 192 Contemneng his requeistes wt cruel and lychtliful anssers. 1856 Lyric Gems Scotl. 118 Whigs..ye may scamper awa', For haith here nae langer ye'll whip an' ye'll ca'; Nor mair look on Scotland wi' lightlifu' e'e. 1952 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. at Lichtlie [Aberdeenshire] Ye're awfu lichtlyfu o't = You are making little of it, you are contemptuous of it, you are not very grateful for it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1552 |
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