单词 | poorly developed |
释义 | > as lemmaspoorly developed With participial adjectives, as poorly furnished, poorly developed, etc. ΚΠ 1792 R. Heron tr. J.-F. Marmontel in tr. New Coll. Moral Tales III. 24 I saw everything clean and in order, but a very poorly furnished house indeed. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge iii. 250 Long lines of poorly lighted streets. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures v A spacious, poorly-furnished chamber. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 10 Dec. 4/3 The best modes of dealing with poorly-gifted children. 1916 A. H. Estabrook Jukes in 1915 20 She..tried to do well by her intemperate, inefficient husband..and four anemic, poorly fed, and mentally deficient children. 1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy vi. 167 Most issues are, or should be, simply explainable even to a poorly-developed or to a lazy mind. 2004 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 26 Sept. 31/1 Sex books..are usually tucked away in poorly lighted sections in the back of book shops. < as lemmas |
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