mouth-fillingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊθˌfɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊθˌfɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouth n., filling adj.

Etymology: < mouth n. + filling adj.

1. Of an oath, compliment, etc.: bombastic, inflated. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > inflated or bombastic

fleshyc1369

windya1382

unmeasureda1425

puffing1566

embossed1578

puffed1587

bombasted1589

fustian1592

puffya1594

full-mouthed1594

orificial1594

gouty1595

swelling1597

mouth-filling1598

taffeta1598

bombast1601

tiptoe-strouting1602

turgidous1602

swollen1605

dropsieda1616

exsufflicatea1616

turgent1621

ampullous1622

tympanous1625

high-flown1632

tumorousa1637

blustered1638

tumid1648

bombastical1649

ranting1650

inflated1652

tuftaffetya1658

pompiona1670

bombastic1704

dropsical1721

thundering1725

turgid1725

exsuffolate1744

Lexiphanic1767

hi cockalorum1783

Ossianic1788

mouthing1814

mouthy1827

sophomoric1837

highfalutin1839

sophomorical1847

spread eagle1853

tumescent1882

Herodian1886

Ossianesque1889

Barnumesque1890

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 250 Sweare me..A good mouthfilling oath.

1873 L. Stephen Ess. Freethinking 286 The flattery..was..reciprocal; and perhaps the great man pours out more mouth-filling compliments than his satellite.

1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Sept. 1112/2 Greek and Latin were taught by the hedge schoolmasters and ‘mouth-filling’ words delighted the peasantry.

2. Of wine or its flavour: full-bodied; stimulating to the mouth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > rich or strong

wightc1400

generous1607

polyphorous1657

full-bodied1723

big1890

mouth-filling1975

1975 P. Vandyke Taste of Wine x. 183/1 Mouth-filling, applied to certain good wines such as Beaujolais, when fruit is their chief attraction, enticing the drinker to fill the mouth.

1981 Times 2 Mar. 12/6 The cold fermentation (54 degrees fahrenheit) was long and smooth, contributing mouth-filling flavours and varietal bouquet.

1993 Wine 86/2 (table) Good berry fruit; nice acidity—rich and mouthfilling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouth-filling
释义	mouth-fillingadj. Brit. /ˈmaʊθˌfɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaʊθˌfɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouth n., filling adj. Etymology: < mouth n. + filling adj. 1. Of an oath, compliment, etc.: bombastic, inflated. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > inflated or bombastic fleshyc1369 windya1382 unmeasureda1425 puffing1566 embossed1578 puffed1587 bombasted1589 fustian1592 puffya1594 full-mouthed1594 orificial1594 gouty1595 swelling1597 mouth-filling1598 taffeta1598 bombast1601 tiptoe-strouting1602 turgidous1602 swollen1605 dropsieda1616 exsufflicatea1616 turgent1621 ampullous1622 tympanous1625 high-flown1632 tumorousa1637 blustered1638 tumid1648 bombastical1649 ranting1650 inflated1652 tuftaffetya1658 pompiona1670 bombastic1704 dropsical1721 thundering1725 turgid1725 exsuffolate1744 Lexiphanic1767 hi cockalorum1783 Ossianic1788 mouthing1814 mouthy1827 sophomoric1837 highfalutin1839 sophomorical1847 spread eagle1853 tumescent1882 Herodian1886 Ossianesque1889 Barnumesque1890 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 250 Sweare me..A good mouthfilling oath. View more context for this quotation 1873 L. Stephen Ess. Freethinking 286 The flattery..was..reciprocal; and perhaps the great man pours out more mouth-filling compliments than his satellite. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Sept. 1112/2 Greek and Latin were taught by the hedge schoolmasters and ‘mouth-filling’ words delighted the peasantry. 2. Of wine or its flavour: full-bodied; stimulating to the mouth. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > rich or strong wightc1400 generous1607 polyphorous1657 full-bodied1723 big1890 mouth-filling1975 1975 P. Vandyke Taste of Wine x. 183/1 Mouth-filling, applied to certain good wines such as Beaujolais, when fruit is their chief attraction, enticing the drinker to fill the mouth. 1981 Times 2 Mar. 12/6 The cold fermentation (54 degrees fahrenheit) was long and smooth, contributing mouth-filling flavours and varietal bouquet. 1993 Wine 86/2 (table) Good berry fruit; nice acidity—rich and mouthfilling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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