单词 | puppy-like |
释义 | puppy-likeadv.adj. A. adv. Like a puppy; in the manner of a puppy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb] gamelya1375 gamefullyc1410 gamesomelya1425 wantonlya1475 sportfullya1586 sportively1597 lasciviously1607 puppy-like1617 sportinglya1639 playsomely1646 playfully1736 disportively1810 kittenishly1896 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adverb] > like a puppy whelplichc1460 puppy-like1617 puppyishly1817 1617 J. Davies Wits Bedlam sig. F2v How Puppie-like, with P. I play. 1786 P. Pindar Lye Odes (new ed.) 31 How have you, puppy-like, paw'd, wish'd, and whin'd. a1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Coll. Poems (1989) 84 And I the girl that puppy-like now ran, Now lagged behind. 1983 Times 23 Dec. 16/7 Neither the players nor the public will now accept being rolled over and patted gently on the head, puppy-like. B. adj. Resembling or characteristic of a puppy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1792 Western County Mag. Apr. 119/2 With all his exertions and puppy-like tread, He but rivets the fetters of fate! 1839 King Leopold Let. to Q. Vict. in Daily News 10 Feb. (1899) 5/7 Without that puppy-like affectation which is so often found with young gentlemen of rank. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlviii. 246 The rush to clasp his father's leg and make his joyful puppy-like noises. 1990 J. Gaskell Sun Bubble i. 101 There was something puppylike about the screenwriter at times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1617 |
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