单词 | oddish |
释义 | oddishadj. Somewhat odd or peculiar. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > odd quaintc1325 awkc1440 queer?a1513 odd1578 quaintish1594 odd-conceiteda1616 odd-ceited1652 whimsical1675 singulara1684 eccentric1685 oddish1705 rummish1709 comical1713 odd-like1718 rum1750 queerish1775 funny1793 quare1805 rummy1828 kinky1844 quirkish1848 quirky1873 odd-gates1906 funny-peculiar1916 antrin1925 off-brand1929 fanciful- 1705 N. Rowe Biter ii. i. 21 Such a scurvy, abominable..oddish..kind of a Husband. 1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling Introd. p. vi Some time ago, a grave, oddish kind of man, lived at board in a farmer's house in this parish. 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 212 Some oddish coincidences occurred in the theatre. 1854 Fraser's Mag. 49 292 He's odd-ish, and quite unlike other people. a1891 J. R. Lowell Uncoll. Poems (1950) 81 This strikes you as an oddish way of winding up a distich? 1945 Speculum 20 174 Brigitarum ‘of Brigits’ would surely be oddish Latin. 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Apr. It is an oddish sensation to hear on television something you know about first hand. 2002 Prague Post (Nexis) 9 Jan. These works, on display in the oddish venue of the State Office for Nuclear Safety's lobby. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1705 |
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