单词 | one-fingered |
释义 | one-fingeredadj. Involving the use of only one finger; simple or rudimentary; requiring or having little dexterity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] craftlessOE unslyc1275 unexperta1425 incrafty?1520 imperite?1550 unskilful1565 skilless1573 artless1586 inexpert1598 unarted1603 boisterous1609 unhandsomea1616 unwieldy1666 unartful1683 undexterous1688 unaccomplished1709 not so (also not too) hot1845 rotten1867 one-fingered1868 button pushing1896 society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [adjective] > rudimentary elementary1552 alphabetary1569 elemental1577 rudimental1597 rudimentary1619 one-fingered1868 beginning1923 1868 Amer. Naturalist 2 185 When mixed with water in different proportions, it forms ‘one-fingered poi,’ or ‘two-fingered poi’, or even ‘three-fingered poi’, accordingly as a mouthful may be taken up on one, two, or three fingers. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 17 June 9/3 No pianist would dare to sit down to play a Beethoven sonata with one finger, but there are many ‘one-fingered’ actresses. More than any other profession, the stage attracts this class of person. 1994 Slavic Rev. 53 1177 Chap. 2 accurately portays the ministeries as chaotic, disorganized institutions full of one-fingered typists. Compounds one-fingered salute n. slang (originally U.S.) = one-finger salute n. at one-finger adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1970 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 113/1 Then he shot me a bird—flipped me the old one-fingered international salute. He was annoyed. 2001 National Post (Canada) 2 June a17/6 We have endured everything from the one-fingered salute, a lack of support for our industries, cuts in transfer payments, abandonment of federal docks, lighthouses, airports and weather ships. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868 |
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