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单词 mammered
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mammeredadj.

Brit. /ˈmaməd/, U.S. /ˈmæmərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mammer v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < mammer v. + -ed suffix1.
British regional.
Confused, at a loss.
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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] > of purpose, resolution, etc.
softening1600
vacillatorya1734
unfirm1771
equivocal1791
vacillating1828
vacillate1830
mammered1842
ambivalent1923
hedgy1928
on-again off-again1946
1842 J. Y. Akerman Gloss. Provinc. Words Wilts. Mammered, perplexed.
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. vii. 127 I be that mad wi' myself, and mammered, and down, I be ready to hang myself.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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