manxomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaŋks(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmæŋksəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English mank- , -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < mank- (of uncertain origin: compare later manky adj.² for the apparent negative associations of /-aŋk-/) + -some suffix¹.

poetic.

A nonsense word invented by Lewis Carroll to describe the Jabberwock (an imaginary monster in the poem ‘Jabberwocky’): (perhaps) fearsome, monstrous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [adjective]

monstruousc1425

monstrousa1475

manxome1871

1871 ‘L. Carroll’ Through Looking-glass i. 22 He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought.

2001 Re: More on Age Ranges in rec.arts.int-fiction (Usenet newsgroup) 30 Oct. In the text, we know that it has ‘jaws that bite, claws that catch’, that it's manxome (and a foe, I suppose, but that should be obvious), and that it crashes and burbles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manxome
释义	manxomeadj. Brit. /ˈmaŋks(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmæŋksəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English mank- , -some suffix¹. Etymology: < mank- (of uncertain origin: compare later manky adj.² for the apparent negative associations of /-aŋk-/) + -some suffix¹. poetic. A nonsense word invented by Lewis Carroll to describe the Jabberwock (an imaginary monster in the poem ‘Jabberwocky’): (perhaps) fearsome, monstrous. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [adjective] monstruousc1425 monstrousa1475 manxome1871 1871 ‘L. Carroll’ Through Looking-glass i. 22 He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought. 2001 Re: More on Age Ranges in rec.arts.int-fiction (Usenet newsgroup) 30 Oct. In the text, we know that it has ‘jaws that bite, claws that catch’, that it's manxome (and a foe, I suppose, but that should be obvious), and that it crashes and burbles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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