queladj.adv.

Brit.

/kɛl/, U.S.

/kɛl/

Forms: 1800s– quelle, 1900s– quel.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French quel, quelle.

Etymology: < French quel (feminine quelle) what, what kind of (10th cent. in Old French; Middle French quel ) < classical Latin quālis (see quality n.).

With following noun in (humorous) imitation of French stock phrases: what (a) ——! Also occasionally as adv. with following adjective: how ——! Cf. quelle surprise int.

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1891 A. Little Let. 4 Dec. in Jrnl. Hist. Sexuality (2004) 13 464 Lord R. frequently spent the night with Roberts. Quelle fun!

1949 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 25 Oct. 2/1 ‘I want to see that wonderful poolroom picture,’ I said... Quel stupid of me to class it thus.

1991 D. Coupland Generation X ii. xxi. 120 QFM: Quelle fashion mistake.

1997 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 7 Mar. 19 e As they say in the French Quarter, quel disappointing, man.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 17 Dec. As one year closes another opens. Quel profundity!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quel
释义	queladj.adv. Brit. /kɛl/, U.S. /kɛl/ Forms: 1800s– quelle, 1900s– quel. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French quel, quelle. Etymology: < French quel (feminine quelle) what, what kind of (10th cent. in Old French; Middle French quel ) < classical Latin quālis (see quality n.). With following noun in (humorous) imitation of French stock phrases: what (a) ——! Also occasionally as adv. with following adjective: how ——! Cf. quelle surprise int. ΚΠ 1891 A. Little Let. 4 Dec. in Jrnl. Hist. Sexuality (2004) 13 464 Lord R. frequently spent the night with Roberts. Quelle fun! 1949 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 25 Oct. 2/1 ‘I want to see that wonderful poolroom picture,’ I said... Quel stupid of me to class it thus. 1991 D. Coupland Generation X ii. xxi. 120 QFM: Quelle fashion mistake. 1997 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 7 Mar. 19 e As they say in the French Quarter, quel disappointing, man. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 17 Dec. As one year closes another opens. Quel profundity! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1891
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