Maughamishadj.
/ˈmɔːmɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmɔmɪʃ/, /ˈmɑmɪʃ/ = Maughamesque adj. Also Somerset Maughamish
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1910 N.Y. Daily Tribune 6 Sept. 7/3 As a whole, though, the play is too Maughamish.
1959 Listener 22 Oct. 697/3 One may praise his ‘Eccentric in Italy’ by saying that it has a Maughamish touch.
1981 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 13 Sept. 3/1 His narrative style has remained Maughamish, always clear and pleasing, but the level of his writing has been uneven.
1995 Times 25 Apr. 34/6 Fry's Turkish Delight orientalism with lots of incense rather than the Somerset Maughamish colonial drama unfolded eight years ago.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1910- to fall foul of
- to fall foul on
- to fall foul upon
- to fall foul with
- to fall from
- to fall from glory
- to fall from glory etc
- to fall from glory favour
- to fall from glory prosperity
- to fall from grace
- to fall have a misfortune
- to fall heir
- to fall in
- to fall in a person's etc
- to fall in a person's path
- to fall in a person's road
- to fall in a rage
- to fall in a sound
- to fall in age
- to fall in bits
- to fall in dust
- to fall in etc
- to fall in flesh
- to fall in for
- to fall in hand