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单词 twangy
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twangyadj.

Brit. /ˈtwaŋi/, U.S. /ˈtwæŋi/
Etymology: < twang n.1, twang n.2 + -y suffix1.
Having a twang (in various senses). In quot. 1887, having a tang (tang n.1 5).
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > unpalatable
unsweetc1440
boisterous1483
untasty1566
untoothsome1576
twice sod1601
coarse1607
irrelishable1608
asper1626
insuave1657
untoward1662
physicala1665
asperous1670
unpalatable1682
woolly1687
inelegant1708
smoked1761
impalatable1782
brassy1789
soddena1800
metallic1800
inky1805
unsweetened1817
weedy1851
tinny1873
tangy1875
raw1881
unappetizing1884
twangy1887
stavy1888
toasty1890
soapy1892
stewy1895
gloppy1976
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [adjective] > jingling or jangling
jingling1558
twangling1576
twangy1887
1887 Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 48 Worse..than any other cheese, being, as a rule, either tasteless or else twangy.
1893 E. H. Barker Wanderings by S. Waters 126 It [the American voice] becomes less twangy and harsh a little farther South.
1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 387/2 Hendriks showed off..on the twangy piano.

Derivatives

ˈtwanginess n. twanging quality. rare.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun] > jingle or jangle > quality
twanginess1870
1870 W. Black Kilmeny xxvi The twanginess of the guitar.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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