| 单词 | spivvy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈspivvy ˈspivvy adj. = spivvish adj. 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 1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers 99 See his Spivy coat—the width of the lapels, the padded-out shoulders? 1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing i. i. 7 Surrounded by relatives and friends, a spivvy son and an insipid daughter,..he would have to meet the ultimate ordeal. 1978 Time Out 18 Aug. 55/5 Hoffman, spivvy and moustached for maximum seediness, is an ex-con on parole who can't go straight. < as lemmas |
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