单词 | poetasting |
释义 | poetastingn. The action of writing poetry in the manner of a poetaster; the composition of bad verse. ΚΠ 1705 D. Defoe Consolidator in H. Morley Earlier Life & Chief Earlier Wks. Defoe (1889) 276 How easy the town had been had..a hundred more of the jingling train of our modern rhymers, been whipped young, very young, for poetasting. 1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 245 ‘Must he make verses?’ she asked blankly, not being able to associate Bucky with poetasting. 1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 6 Dec. 88 He waged a ‘fight against destiny’ that at first took the form of dandyism and poetasting. 2001 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 29 June (Arts section) 15 b He's once again content to substitute poetasting for poetry, artiness for art. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). poetastingadj. That writes in the manner of a poetaster. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > [adjective] > poetaster poetastical1858 poetastic1893 poetasting1969 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > bad poem or doggerel poem > [adjective] > composing bad verse poetastering1695 poetasting1969 1969 Daily Tel. 14 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 36/1 George Herbert is not there, although..Herbert's poetasting brother, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, is. 1993 Time Mag. (Nexis) Fall 28 In the Dakotas a poetasting huckster promised women that the territories were prime land for husband hunting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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