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单词 piperly
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piperlyadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piper n.1, -ly suffix1.
Etymology: < piper n.1 + -ly suffix1. N.E.D.(1907) gives the pronunciation as (pəi·pəɹli) /ˈpaɪpəlɪ/.
Obsolete (archaic in later use.)
Resembling or characteristic of a piper. Hence: paltry, beggarly (see note s.v. piper n.1 1).
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > befitting specific person
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1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 65 Their piperly versicles, and other beggerly trumperie.
1606 J. Day Ile of Guls v. i Not..the whole pack of their piperly godheads could a dischargd a stratagem with more spirit of al merit.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop Pref. in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Nnn3v Shame..that..those Piperly-Dizzards should not be..detected.
1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 107 I don't care a tester for that piperly poet of green Erin.
1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 542/2 This is some of the piperly stuff of your snivelling poets.
a1842 W. Maginn Misc. Writings (1855) II. 112 Pitch to the devil sighings and ‘well-a-days’, Oglings and singing of piperly melodies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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