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单词 quaintish
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quaintishadj.

Brit. /ˈkweɪntɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkweɪn(t)ɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quaint adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < quaint adj. + -ish suffix1. Compare quaintlike adj.
Somewhat quaint.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > odd
quaintc1325
awkc1440
queer?a1513
odd1578
quaintish1594
odd-conceiteda1616
odd-ceited1652
whimsical1675
singulara1684
eccentric1685
oddish1705
rummish1709
comical1713
odd-like1718
rum1750
queerish1775
funny1793
quare1805
rummy1828
kinky1844
quirkish1848
quirky1873
odd-gates1906
funny-peculiar1916
antrin1925
off-brand1929
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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] > quaint > somewhat
quaintish1796
1594 Willobie his Auisa xx. f. 19 Your quaintish quirkes can want no mate.
1796 C. Lamb Let. 9 June in Lett. C & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 17 The concluding simile is far-fetch'd. ‘tempest-honord’ [sic] is a quaint-ish phrase.
1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ xi. 449 The laureate has alluded to the present effect..in some happy but quaintish lines.
1882 Cent. Mag. July 427/2 The Lord Something-else's house—quaintish architecture, is now some poorhouse, subsidiary or principal.
1948 G. Cumberlege Technique & Spirit of Fugue xi. 161 In the first episode, the second bar creates no modulation, but a quaintish sequential effect; whereas the slight alteration in bar 50 creates a touch of D sharp minor.
1997 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Aug. t7 It's a pretty enough place, quaintish homes and litchen-covered farm buildings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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