sissyishadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪsɪɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪsiɪʃ/

Forms: see sissy n. and -ish suffix¹.

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

Etymology: < sissy n. + -ish suffix¹.

Resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of a sissy. Cf. sissy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective]

womanly?c1225

ferbleta1300

effeminatea1393

nicea1393

softc1450

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

cockney1573

effeminated1580

unmanlikea1586

milky1602

enervate1603

womanizing1615

emasculate1622

womanized1624

softly1643

womanlish1647

unmasculine1649

emollid1656

ladylike1656

enervated1660

emasculated1701

petticoated1708

tea-faced1728

effeminized1789

invirile1870

epicene1881

sissyish1889

sissified1898

devirilized1901

cockless1902

camp1909

pansy1929

campy1932

queenly1933

poncy1937

pansyish1941

swishy1941

moffie1954

poofy1956

femme1963

poofed-up1964

minty1965

ponced-up1970

lavender1979

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

meacock1587

unmanful1729

sissy1879

unvirile1884

sissyish1889

candy-ass1953

candy-assed1953

nelly1960

1889 W. D. Howells Hazard New Fortunes iv. ii, in Harper's Weekly 24 Aug. 682/2 The New York fellows carried canes;..and they were both sissyish and fast.

1902 Christian Work & Evangelist 20 Sept. 390/2 The old, and still too prevalent, notion that the [Young Men's Christian] Association is chiefly composed of ‘sissyish’ men.

1975 N.Y. Times 12 Sept. 38/6 Mr. Mahan said that the other cowboys on the rodeo circuit had generally accepted his fashion business, and that none of them considered it ‘sissyish or effeminate’.

1991 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 9/5 Thompson..unmuzzled his dog because his friends claimed it looked ‘cissyish’.

2003 Dædalus Fall 6/1 John did not share my interest in poetry... For him, all that was a sissyish waste of calories.

Derivatives

ˈsissyishness n.

ΚΠ

1911 Houston Post 27 Jan. 6/3 We despise the picayunnish [sic] sissyishness that would crave so neutral a proposition as an onion that wouldn't spill its app'inted flavor.

2002 L. Peril Pink Think v. 134 While a touch of tomboyishness in girls was what Dr. Hohman called ‘piquant’, sissyishness was not a positive male personality trait in any way, shape, or form.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sissyish
释义	sissyishadj. Brit. /ˈsɪsɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈsɪsiɪʃ/ Forms: see sissy n. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sissy n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < sissy n. + -ish suffix¹. Resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of a sissy. Cf. sissy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective] womanly?c1225 ferbleta1300 effeminatea1393 nicea1393 softc1450 manlessa1529 unmanly1534 cockney1573 effeminated1580 unmanlikea1586 milky1602 enervate1603 womanizing1615 emasculate1622 womanized1624 softly1643 womanlish1647 unmasculine1649 emollid1656 ladylike1656 enervated1660 emasculated1701 petticoated1708 tea-faced1728 effeminized1789 invirile1870 epicene1881 sissyish1889 sissified1898 devirilized1901 cockless1902 camp1909 pansy1929 campy1932 queenly1933 poncy1937 pansyish1941 swishy1941 moffie1954 poofy1956 femme1963 poofed-up1964 minty1965 ponced-up1970 lavender1979 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate manlessa1529 unmanly1534 meacock1587 unmanful1729 sissy1879 unvirile1884 sissyish1889 candy-ass1953 candy-assed1953 nelly1960 1889 W. D. Howells Hazard New Fortunes iv. ii, in Harper's Weekly 24 Aug. 682/2 The New York fellows carried canes;..and they were both sissyish and fast. 1902 Christian Work & Evangelist 20 Sept. 390/2 The old, and still too prevalent, notion that the [Young Men's Christian] Association is chiefly composed of ‘sissyish’ men. 1975 N.Y. Times 12 Sept. 38/6 Mr. Mahan said that the other cowboys on the rodeo circuit had generally accepted his fashion business, and that none of them considered it ‘sissyish or effeminate’. 1991 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 9/5 Thompson..unmuzzled his dog because his friends claimed it looked ‘cissyish’. 2003 Dædalus Fall 6/1 John did not share my interest in poetry... For him, all that was a sissyish waste of calories. Derivatives ˈsissyishness n. ΚΠ 1911 Houston Post 27 Jan. 6/3 We despise the picayunnish [sic] sissyishness that would crave so neutral a proposition as an onion that wouldn't spill its app'inted flavor. 2002 L. Peril Pink Think v. 134 While a touch of tomboyishness in girls was what Dr. Hohman called ‘piquant’, sissyishness was not a positive male personality trait in any way, shape, or form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1889
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