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单词 bumble-like
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Bumble-likeadj.

Brit. /ˈbʌmbllʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈbəmbə(l)ˌlaɪk/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Bumble , -like suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Mr. Bumble (see Bumble n.6) + -like suffix.
depreciative.
Reminiscent or characteristic of Mr. Bumble, a beadle in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist (1838); esp. petty, officious, and pompous in enforcing bureaucratic regulations. Cf. Bumble n.6
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1845 Illustr. London News 18 Jan. 33/2 The Bumble-like spirit that animated so many of the employés of the old Poor Law system.
1882 Bristol Mercury 12 Oct. 8/6 Informing him, with Bumble-like bluntness, that ‘persons must not look at the monuments till after service.’
1932 Manch. Guardian 3 Feb. 11 There is an amusing caricature of authority, a very Bumble-like person.
2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 18 Nov. 11 The cast of British stalwarts seems to have come hotfoot from a vintage BBC teatime Dickens adaptation—Richard Griffiths as Harry's Bumble-like tormentor, John Hurt as a generic Curious Old Gentleman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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