| 单词 | whittled-down |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhittled-down whittled-down adj. (see whittling n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased diminutec1475 suppeditate?1526 lessened1565 minished1590 declined1591 reduced1591 bated1600 contracted1603 waneda1616 mute1627 shrivelleda1631 refracted1635 imminutea1681 retrenched1693 lowered1730 diminished1745 subdued1785 dwindled1796 depressed1831 shrunken1873 downrated1958 whittled-down1961 pared-down1974 slim-down1978 slimmed-down1978 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > gradually > by removal of pieces pared1440 nibbled1949 whittled-down1961 1961 A. Brownjohn in E. Lucie-Smith Brit. Poetry since 1945 (1970) 266 Farmers call hillocks And ponds..By the first words to hand; a heavy, whittled-down Simplicity meets the need. 1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) xxiv. 183 If any of these somewhat blind guesses are right, the whittled-down results still remain impressive. 1980 M. Booth Bad Track ii. 34 Long streets with a whittled-down green, a church..a pub. < as lemmas |
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