单词 | satyrish |
释义 | satyrishadj. Characteristic or reminiscent of a satyr; resembling a satyr; esp. lecherous, sexually rapacious, lascivious (cf. satyr n. 1c). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual desire > [adjective] sensual?a1425 Venerian1448 venereal?a1475 venerial1531 venereous1542 venerious1542 venerous1562 Venerean1575 veneral1591 warm1593 fantastical1594 sexual1839 thermal1866 satyrish1876 Wife of Bath1926 the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to or like satyr(s) satyrical1590 satyric1607 satyresque1757 Silenica1822 satyrish1876 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > of desires, pleasures, etc. lustlyc1200 buckish?1521 concupiscible1526 concupiscential1577 committinga1643 satyrish1876 1876 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Diana Carew I. xiii. 248 ‘Won't you make it up?’ he says, putting his face close to mine with his most satyrish look. 1932 W. Faulkner Sartoris iii. vi. 233 Simon chuckled again, unctuously, a satyrish chuckle rich with complacent innuendo. 1950 M. P. Hood Tequila vi. 234 The tiny tuft of hair..had now developed into a presentable goatee that lent his face a satyrish expression. 2001 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 11 Mar. 35/3 To clear away the embarrassments of the recent past—its satyrish hippies, magical realists and pious bourgeois liberals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1876 |
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