| 单词 | strumpet-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈstrumpet-like ˈstrumpet-like adv. and adj. (a) adv. in the manner of a strumpet; (b) adj. resembling (that of) a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet; lewd, slutty. ΚΠ a1555 J. Bradford Two Notable Serm. (1574) sig. Kvjv If thou doo not altogether consider Christes mynde, thou dealest vnhonestly & strumpetlike with him. For it is the propertye of strumpets to consider the thynges geuen..them, rather then the loue..of the geuer. ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 57 Ludi Florales, which abhominable Playes in Rome, to the honour of their strumpetlike Goddesse Flora. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 28 The more then strumpet-like impudence of these sarsenet judges. 1992 G. G. Colomb Designs on Truth ii. viii. 180 The dunces are..purveyors of false culture who strumpet-like pander to the public's pleasures. 2004 E. James Your Wicked Ways xli. 335 It made her feel even more sensual, if outrageously strumpet-like. < as lemmas |
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