Quakerishadj.

Brit.

/ˈkweɪk(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkweɪkərɪʃ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Quaker n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < Quaker n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare Quaker-like adj., Quakerly adj.

Of the nature of, resembling, or characteristic of a Quaker or Quakerism.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [adjective]

quaking1653

yea-and-nay1656

Quaker-like1657

friendly1671

Quakerish1678

Quakerly1684

Quakeristical1685

Quakerian1696

Foxian1821

Quakeric1847

1678 J. Brown Quakerisme Path-way to Paganisme xxi. 410 What followeth is but a rabble of Quakerish and confused discourse, having neither head, nor taile.

1743 in F. Chase Hist. Dartmouth Coll. (1891) i. 5 [He] made a great show of sanctity, by means whereof he was under advantage to propagate his Quakerish notions.

1787 M. Cutler Jrnl. 30 June in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 210 We were very Quakerish, every man attending close to the business of eating, without uttering scarcely a word.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 221 I am your plain, Quakerish governess.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xvii. 354 A motherly figure of quakerish neatness.

1904 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music 147 His colors (and conduct as well) are quiet almost to the point of being Quakerish.

1943 ELH 10 80 In the first sentence the Quakerish nominative ‘thee’ holds much of the intimacy of a suddenly maternal and protective tone.

2004 Spectator (Nexis) 30 Oct. 60 His personal predilection for a Quakerish simplicity on the one hand and on the other his obsessive attention to detail.

Derivatives

ˈQuakerishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [adverb]

Quaker-like1682

Quakerly1697

Quakerishly1881

1881 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 14 June ‘Dear Richard’, it began, quakerishly, and then it said, tearfully, ‘I haven't heard from you for so long’.

1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake xxxiii So quaintly and quakerishly pretty.

1942 C. Morley Thorofare 255 Jeff, quakerishly ignorant of the religious symbolism, quite honestly supposed the Ash Wednesday smear was just Shawbuck sloven.

2004 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 31 Dec. Picture her now, Quakerishly self-sufficient and patiently practising her embroidery stitches with bits of shredded sailcloth.

ˈQuakerishness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [noun] > quality

Quakerishness1785

1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life (ed. 2) I. xiv. 80 Deceived..by the Quakerishness of my dress, (excuse the new coined word).

1880 St. Joseph (Mich.) Herald 28 Aug. 1/3 A little of the Quakerishness of dress now permissable, however unbecoming it may be to some figures, is never out of place on a small woman.

1949 H. P. Vincent Trying-out of Moby-Dick iii. 87 Obed Macy, for instance, had stressed the universal Quakerishness of the island, a characteristic so pervasive, appearing in clothes and speech, that even Ishmael was affected by it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quakerish
释义	Quakerishadj. Brit. /ˈkweɪk(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkweɪkərɪʃ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Quaker n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < Quaker n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare Quaker-like adj., Quakerly adj. Of the nature of, resembling, or characteristic of a Quaker or Quakerism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [adjective] quaking1653 yea-and-nay1656 Quaker-like1657 friendly1671 Quakerish1678 Quakerly1684 Quakeristical1685 Quakerian1696 Foxian1821 Quakeric1847 1678 J. Brown Quakerisme Path-way to Paganisme xxi. 410 What followeth is but a rabble of Quakerish and confused discourse, having neither head, nor taile. 1743 in F. Chase Hist. Dartmouth Coll. (1891) i. 5 [He] made a great show of sanctity, by means whereof he was under advantage to propagate his Quakerish notions. 1787 M. Cutler Jrnl. 30 June in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 210 We were very Quakerish, every man attending close to the business of eating, without uttering scarcely a word. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 221 I am your plain, Quakerish governess. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xvii. 354 A motherly figure of quakerish neatness. 1904 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music 147 His colors (and conduct as well) are quiet almost to the point of being Quakerish. 1943 ELH 10 80 In the first sentence the Quakerish nominative ‘thee’ holds much of the intimacy of a suddenly maternal and protective tone. 2004 Spectator (Nexis) 30 Oct. 60 His personal predilection for a Quakerish simplicity on the one hand and on the other his obsessive attention to detail. Derivatives ˈQuakerishly adv. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [adverb] Quaker-like1682 Quakerly1697 Quakerishly1881 1881 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 14 June ‘Dear Richard’, it began, quakerishly, and then it said, tearfully, ‘I haven't heard from you for so long’. 1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake xxxiii So quaintly and quakerishly pretty. 1942 C. Morley Thorofare 255 Jeff, quakerishly ignorant of the religious symbolism, quite honestly supposed the Ash Wednesday smear was just Shawbuck sloven. 2004 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 31 Dec. Picture her now, Quakerishly self-sufficient and patiently practising her embroidery stitches with bits of shredded sailcloth. ˈQuakerishness n. rare ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [noun] > quality Quakerishness1785 1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life (ed. 2) I. xiv. 80 Deceived..by the Quakerishness of my dress, (excuse the new coined word). 1880 St. Joseph (Mich.) Herald 28 Aug. 1/3 A little of the Quakerishness of dress now permissable, however unbecoming it may be to some figures, is never out of place on a small woman. 1949 H. P. Vincent Trying-out of Moby-Dick iii. 87 Obed Macy, for instance, had stressed the universal Quakerishness of the island, a characteristic so pervasive, appearing in clothes and speech, that even Ishmael was affected by it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1678
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