单词 | ostrobogulosity |
释义 | ostrobogulosityn. Chiefly humorous. rare. An ostrobogulous act or thing; (without article) ostrobogulous behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > bizarreness outlandishness1611 freakishness1678 bizarrerie1741 outréness1832 freakiness1886 bizarreness1920 ostrobogulosity1951 ostrobogulation1952 1951 A. Calder-Marshall Magic my Youth i. 31 Any double entendre that might otherwise have escaped his audience was prefaced by, ‘if you will pardon the ostrobogulosity.’ 1965 J. O. Fuller Magical Dilemma V. Neuburg i. iv. 59 He would speak of an ostrobogulous tale... He took Morton's opinion as ostrobogulosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。