单词 | pugginess |
释义 | † pugginessn.1 English regional. Obsolete. rare. Moistness from perspiration; clamminess. ΚΠ 1858 M. Gatty Aunt Judy's Tales (1859) ii. 26 Whenever..some active exertion has brought a universal puggyness over the juvenile frame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). pugginessn.2 Now rare. Squatness, stumpiness; resemblance to a pug; = puggishness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > and broadness dumpiness1824 pugginess1832 punchiness1850 podginess1872 mesomorphy1940 mesomorphism1953 1832 Times 15 Oct. 4/3 The child had a Jewish complexion, but a very Christian pugginess about the nose. 1875 Harper's Mag. Jan. 270/1 Regularly formed features, with the exception of the nose, which has a slight tendency to pugginess. 1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly vii. 227 Mr. Hinks..displayed a freckled fist of extraordinary size and pugginess..to Mr. Polly's close inspection. 1927 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 17 Feb. 16/3 As you grow older, the pugginess of this offending feature of yours will decrease. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11858n.21832 |
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