oysterishnessn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪst(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪst(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -ish suffix¹, oysterish adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: In early use apparently < oyster n. + -ish suffix¹ + -ness suffix. In later use probably independently < oysterish adj. + -ness suffix.

rare.

The quality of resembling an oyster.

ΚΠ

1780 W. Beckford Travel-diaries (1928) 30 June I. 23 A certain oysterishness of eye and flabbiness of complexion.

1993 Wonderful language of Wodehouse in alt.fan.wodehouse (Usenet newsgroup) 24 Jan. ‘He looked considerably more like an oyster than most oysters do’ (raises the meta-question of what defines oysterishness, doesn't it).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oysterishness
释义	oysterishnessn. Brit. /ˈɔɪst(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɔɪst(ə)rɪʃnᵻs/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -ish suffix¹, oysterish adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: In early use apparently < oyster n. + -ish suffix¹ + -ness suffix. In later use probably independently < oysterish adj. + -ness suffix. rare. The quality of resembling an oyster. ΚΠ 1780 W. Beckford Travel-diaries (1928) 30 June I. 23 A certain oysterishness of eye and flabbiness of complexion. 1993 Wonderful language of Wodehouse in alt.fan.wodehouse (Usenet newsgroup) 24 Jan. ‘He looked considerably more like an oyster than most oysters do’ (raises the meta-question of what defines oysterishness, doesn't it). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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