单词 | quaintish |
释义 | quaintishadj. Somewhat quaint. ΘΚΠ 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 fanciful- 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). < adj.1594 |
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