单词 | bumble-like |
释义 | Bumble-likeadj. 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 ΚΠ 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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