单词 | low-blooded |
释义 | > as lemmaslow-blooded low-blooded adj. usu. derogatory of low birth or lineage, lower-class; (hence) barbarous, uncivilized; cf. low-born adj. ΚΠ 1824 G. Soane Pride shall have Fall iii. 52 When I shut out that captain, that buff-belt, That low-blooded strappado, that half-pay, The world must go to wreck. 1839 Times 19 Mar. It failed, as low-blooded knavery always does. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 28 The passing of weak, low-blooded paupers by careless selectors. 2002 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 3 Mar. a1 I'm angry because they are so low-blooded and low-mannered as to use the power of their newspaper to try to destroy me. < as lemmas |
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