单词 | puppetish |
释义 | puppetishadj. rare. Relating to or characteristic of a puppet.In quot. 1620: idolatrous (see puppet n. 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > of idol idolous?1548 puppetly1576 puppetish1620 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. xxvi. 174 He began to raine strokes vpon the Puppetish Moorisme, ouerthrowing some, and beheading others. 1985 B. Neil As we Forgive xi. 190 His head moving on his neck in the puppetish action of oriental dancers. 2004 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 7 Mar. 1M Associate artistic director Jon Ludwig..maintains a gee-whiz awe about all things puppetish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1620 |
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