单词 | twangy |
释义 | twangyadj. Having a twang (in various senses). In quot. 1887, having a tang (tang n.1 5). ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1870 |
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