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单词 lightliful
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lightlifuladj.

Brit. /ˈlʌɪtlᵻf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtlᵻf(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈlʌitlᵻf(ə)l/, /ˈlɪxtlᵻf(ə)l/
Forms: pre-1700 lychtliful, pre-1700 lythleful, 1800s lightlifu', 1900s– lichtlyfu Scottish English /ˈlɪxtlᵻfu/.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lightly adj.1, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < lightly adj.1 + -ful suffix.
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.
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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).
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adj.1552
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