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单词 pseudy
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pseudyadj.

Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdi/, U.S. /ˈsudi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pseud adj., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < either pseud adj. or pseud n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier pseudish adj.
colloquial (chiefly British).
Intellectually or socially pretentious or affected; characteristic of a pseud.
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1983 S. Isler in H. Bordowitz U2 Reader (2003) 12 They're into pseudonyms, they must be really pseudy-type people.
1987 Financial Times (Nexis) 4 July (Weekend FT section) 17 In some quarters On Boxing has been judged a shade pseudy.
2002 I. Knight Don't you want Me? i. 11 Ludicrously pseudy sentiments were expressed in award-winningly ludicrous pseudy sentences.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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