| 单词 | spivvish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈspivvish ˈspivvish adj. characteristic of a spiv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [adjective] fraudulentc1430 fraudelous1483 impostorous?1549 empirical1588 quacksalving1607 imposterous1611 imposturous1611 impostrous1612 impostorious1623 mountebankish1660 jackleg1833 jack-legged1839 sharkish1844 spivvy1945 spivvish1948 1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident ii. 18 Tilting his hat at an even more spivvish angle. 1956 D. M. Davin Sullen Bell 87 There were few people in the restaurant, spivvish-looking and absorbed. 1965 New Statesman 19 Mar. 463/1 The spivvish businessman. < as lemmas |
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