| 单词 | mrs gamp-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMrs. Gamp-like 1. Resembling or reminiscent of Mrs. Gamp in speech, demeanour, etc.; = Gampish adj. Also more fully Mrs. Gamp-like. Cf. Gamp n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > coarse or rough rudec1440 crabbed1603 rougha1616 undeliciousa1618 strong1713 coarsishc1817 Gamp-like1844 1844 Examiner 28 Sept. 613/1 This is very pleasant: nor less so for the Mrs Gamp-like composition of the which I believe, &c. 1860 Living Age Apr. 122/1 Decent, motherly bodies, perfectly distinct from the Gamplike, tearful, umbrella-bearing snufflers who so generally preponderate. 1869 P. H. Fitzgerald Autobiogr. of Small Boy iv. 38 It always seemed to me that the worst part of the whole was her first dripping embrace, and after that, her Gamp-like words of encouragement. 1907 B. von Hutten Halo xii. 186 In answer to Brigit's knock a Gamp-like person..appeared. 2000 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 24 Feb. 11 There must have been a lot of Gamp-like scurrying around the insurance industry this week. < as lemmas |
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