单词 | pickwickianism |
释义 | > as lemmasPickˈwickianism Pickˈwickianism n. Pickwickian use of language; an instance of this; a remark made in a Pickwickian sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [noun] > instance of subtletya1387 obscurity1495 difficulty?1504 ambage1520 profundities1582 abstrusity1632 concavity1650 mysterious1836 oracularity1840 Pickwickianism1860 in-reference1967 1860 Leeds Mercury 7 July 4/4 How are the practical results of this Pickwickianism to be got over? 1894 Chicago Advance 28 June This author does not mean his assertions to be taken as facts, but only as bits of critical pickwickianisms. 1992 Times (Nexis) 5 Nov. Sampson..obliges with an ingenious Pickwickianism: ‘This will be an invaluable book for Scots-minded readers wherever they may be.’ < as lemmas |
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