missishadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miss n.², -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < miss n.² + -ish suffix¹.

Of, resembling, or characteristic of a young lady or schoolgirl; affectedly demure, prim, coy, squeamish, sentimental.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper

moy1487

strait-laced1554

mima1586

prim1702

prick-eared1707

prudish1717

priggish1731

primsy1786

trig1793

missish1795

missy1805

pershittie1808

missyish1818

missy-like1831

primmy1857

pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857

antiseptic1891

blue-nosed1893

prissy1894

Nice Nelly1922

prissified1923

prunes and prismy1931

1795 F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1973) III. 143 I remember how many people did not like [the name] Evelina, & called it affected and Missish, till they read the Book.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xv. 267 You are not going to be Missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report.

1853 C. G. F. Gore Dean's Daughter II. 86 Some foolish, missish scruple or other.

1897 Truth 6 May 1123 The missish street dress, fashionable when the Queen came to the Throne, would never do for girls who play lawn tennis.

1905 E. Glyn Vicissitudes Evangeline 235 I read it over, and it did sound ‘missish’ and silly.

1950 A. Bryant Age of Elegance v. 110 In her rattling, missish way, she had quizzed him on his growing belly.

1972 P. O'Brian Post Captain v. 165 I should not like to have the name of a take-it-and-drop it, shilly-shallying, missish ‘son of a bitch’ at the Navy Board.

Derivatives

ˈmissishly adv.

ΚΠ

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession x. 182 Now to me such moments are poetry. Do not misunderstand me—I do not mean missishly ‘poetical’.

2000 Lawyer (Nexis) 29 May 64 She seemed unusually concerned with said hair on this trip, having missishly carried a hairbrush into the car.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	missish
释义	missishadj. Brit. /ˈmɪsɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmɪsɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miss n.², -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < miss n.² + -ish suffix¹. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a young lady or schoolgirl; affectedly demure, prim, coy, squeamish, sentimental. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper moy1487 strait-laced1554 mima1586 prim1702 prick-eared1707 prudish1717 priggish1731 primsy1786 trig1793 missish1795 missy1805 pershittie1808 missyish1818 missy-like1831 primmy1857 pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857 antiseptic1891 blue-nosed1893 prissy1894 Nice Nelly1922 prissified1923 prunes and prismy1931 1795 F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1973) III. 143 I remember how many people did not like [the name] Evelina, & called it affected and Missish, till they read the Book. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xv. 267 You are not going to be Missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report. View more context for this quotation 1853 C. G. F. Gore Dean's Daughter II. 86 Some foolish, missish scruple or other. 1897 Truth 6 May 1123 The missish street dress, fashionable when the Queen came to the Throne, would never do for girls who play lawn tennis. 1905 E. Glyn Vicissitudes Evangeline 235 I read it over, and it did sound ‘missish’ and silly. 1950 A. Bryant Age of Elegance v. 110 In her rattling, missish way, she had quizzed him on his growing belly. 1972 P. O'Brian Post Captain v. 165 I should not like to have the name of a take-it-and-drop it, shilly-shallying, missish ‘son of a bitch’ at the Navy Board. Derivatives ˈmissishly adv. ΚΠ 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession x. 182 Now to me such moments are poetry. Do not misunderstand me—I do not mean missishly ‘poetical’. 2000 Lawyer (Nexis) 29 May 64 She seemed unusually concerned with said hair on this trip, having missishly carried a hairbrush into the car. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1795
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