namby-pambicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌnambɪˈpambᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌnæmbiˈpæmbək(ə)l/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Namby Pamby , -ical suffix.

Etymology: < the nickname Namby Pamby (see namby-pamby adj. and n.) + -ical suffix. Compare slightly later namby-pambics n.

derogatory. rare. Now archaic.

Of a namby-pamby nature.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > feebly sentimental

snivelling1673

namby-pamby1733

namby-pambical1761

treacly1800

namby-pambyish1825

keepsaky1871

soapy1889

keepsake1898

lipsticky1931

corny1932

gloppy1976

1761 J. Wesley Lett. (1931) IV. 166 Omit one or two [hymns]... They are namby-pambical.

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon xiii. 132 I am being far too nice, aye and no doubt namby-pambical as well.

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

单词	namby-pambical
释义	namby-pambicaladj. Brit. /ˌnambɪˈpambᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌnæmbiˈpæmbək(ə)l/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Namby Pamby , -ical suffix. Etymology: < the nickname Namby Pamby (see namby-pamby adj. and n.) + -ical suffix. Compare slightly later namby-pambics n. derogatory. rare. Now archaic. Of a namby-pamby nature. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > feebly sentimental snivelling1673 namby-pamby1733 namby-pambical1761 treacly1800 namby-pambyish1825 keepsaky1871 soapy1889 keepsake1898 lipsticky1931 corny1932 gloppy1976 1761 J. Wesley Lett. (1931) IV. 166 Omit one or two [hymns]... They are namby-pambical. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon xiii. 132 I am being far too nice, aye and no doubt namby-pambical as well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1761
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