英语词汇“prunery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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ˈprunery

ˈprunery n. Air Force slang (now rare) incompetence or foolhardiness in flying (cf. sense 5b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal > and stupidity

prunery1942

1942 Observer 4 Oct. 7/2 The Royal Air Force has adopted him [sc. P.O. Prune] now, and an official magazine is devoted to the purpose of trying to cure him of his prunery!

1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 53 Prune, a pilot who takes unreasonable risks, and generally loses his neck through his prunery.

extracted from prunen.

as lemmas

单词	prunery
释义	> as lemmas ˈprunery ˈprunery n. Air Force slang (now rare) incompetence or foolhardiness in flying (cf. sense 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal > and stupidity prunery1942 1942 Observer 4 Oct. 7/2 The Royal Air Force has adopted him [sc. P.O. Prune] now, and an official magazine is devoted to the purpose of trying to cure him of his prunery! 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 53 Prune, a pilot who takes unreasonable risks, and generally loses his neck through his prunery. extracted from prunen. < as lemmas
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