| 单词 | nose-in-the-air |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnose-in-the-air g. with one's nose in the air and variants: in a haughty or disdainful manner; cf. Phrases 1c(a); so nose-in-the-air adj., haughty, disdainful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1673 W. Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-master iii. i Your Spanish Hose, and your Nose in the Air, make you look like a great grisled-long-Irish-Grey-hound, reaching a Crust off from a high Shelf, ha, ha, ha. a1845 R. H. Barham Ingoldsby Lyrics (1881) 91 The old woman sat in her rush-bottom'd chair, And she snorted and sniff'd with her nose in the air. 1865 A. Munby Verses New & Old 121 How dainty all his steps advance! With nose in air, and sidelong glance Intent to see who looks, and why. 1882 E. A. Floyer Unexplored Baluchistan 245 There was a general nose-in-the-air, defiant kind of aspect. a1894 R. L. Stevenson Weir of Hermiston (1896) v. 144 At the sight, Kirstie grew more tall—Kirstie showed her classical profile, nose in air and nostril spread. 1901 R. Kipling Kim iii. 60 He cocked his nose in the air loftily and stepped across the narrow field-borders with great dignity. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Sept. 28/2 The US is suffering from English inegalitarianism: snobbishness, nose-in-the-air contempt for the uncouthness of the lower classes. 1999 F. McCourt 'Tis xliii. 379 He has..little patience with this mother with her nose in the air over tea bags her first day in the United States. < as lemmas |
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