quippishadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪpɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪpɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quip n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < quip n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier quipping adj.With quippishly adv. at Derivatives compare earlier quippingly adv. at quipping adj. Derivatives. With quippishness n. at Derivatives compare earlier quipsomeness n. at quipsome adj. Derivatives.

Characterized by quips; given to making quips.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective]

snip-snap1673

quippish1817

quippy1859

quipsome1881

smart-mouthed1967

zinging1972

1817 J. Hogg Sir Anthony Moore iii. ii, in Dramatic Tales I. 202 Come, be good-natured, Jasper, and give up That quippish way with me.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge in Notes & Queries (1888) 7th Ser. VI. 501/2 I prefer Fuller's [version] as more quippish and adagy.

1939 Modesto (Calif.) Bee 22 Sept. Roosevelt is amused by the quippish Californian but his appointment is extremely doubtful.

1989 Notes & Queries Sept. 382/2 A quippish, slightly facile commentary on the notion that the plays are projects for fending off death can cause us to look at Shakespeare in new ways.

2005 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. 2 c Wallace was quippish and verbose while Rudd was short and sweet.

Derivatives

ˈquippishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adverb]

quippishly1976

1976 New Scientist 22 July 190/3 Another speaker quippishly suggested that we should treat them [sc. ‘core’ journals] like apples.

2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. e24/1 The folk singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright can be roundly sad or quippishly tart.

ˈquippishness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > one who indulges in > character of

quipsomeness1881

quippishness1909

1909 A. Bennett Lit. Taste vi. 31 Charles Lamb's essay on Dream Children..enlivened by a certain quippishness concerning the children.

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 20 Dec. Here at last was a touch of the classic James quippishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quippish
释义	quippishadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪpɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪpɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quip n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < quip n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier quipping adj.With quippishly adv. at Derivatives compare earlier quippingly adv. at quipping adj. Derivatives. With quippishness n. at Derivatives compare earlier quipsomeness n. at quipsome adj. Derivatives. Characterized by quips; given to making quips. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective] snip-snap1673 quippish1817 quippy1859 quipsome1881 smart-mouthed1967 zinging1972 1817 J. Hogg Sir Anthony Moore iii. ii, in Dramatic Tales I. 202 Come, be good-natured, Jasper, and give up That quippish way with me. a1834 S. T. Coleridge in Notes & Queries (1888) 7th Ser. VI. 501/2 I prefer Fuller's [version] as more quippish and adagy. 1939 Modesto (Calif.) Bee 22 Sept. Roosevelt is amused by the quippish Californian but his appointment is extremely doubtful. 1989 Notes & Queries Sept. 382/2 A quippish, slightly facile commentary on the notion that the plays are projects for fending off death can cause us to look at Shakespeare in new ways. 2005 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. 2 c Wallace was quippish and verbose while Rudd was short and sweet. Derivatives ˈquippishly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adverb] quippishly1976 1976 New Scientist 22 July 190/3 Another speaker quippishly suggested that we should treat them [sc. ‘core’ journals] like apples. 2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. e24/1 The folk singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright can be roundly sad or quippishly tart. ˈquippishness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > one who indulges in > character of quipsomeness1881 quippishness1909 1909 A. Bennett Lit. Taste vi. 31 Charles Lamb's essay on Dream Children..enlivened by a certain quippishness concerning the children. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 20 Dec. Here at last was a touch of the classic James quippishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1817
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