单词 | pot-valiantly |
释义 | > as lemmaspot-ˈvaliantly pot-ˈvaliantly adv. with courage induced by drunkenness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > Dutch courage > [adverb] pot-valiantly1844 1844 W. H. Maxwell Wanderings in Highlands & Islands II. xvi. 218 Pot-valiantly, the militia-men determined to take the road. 1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xiii. 201 He gave a little shiver, but the drink was in his veins; he laughed pot-valiantly, and turned up an alley towards the centre tower. 1978 W. F. Buckley Stained Glass xv. 156 Egged on, the German stepped potvaliantly up onto the bench. 1994 Boston Herald (Nexis) 4 Jan. 22 ‘Socialism or death,’ he potvaliantly blustered in 1990, as the Soviet Bloc was coming apart in chunks. < as lemmas |
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