neither fish nor flesh (nor good red herring), also neither fish, flesh, nor fowl: i.e. neither one thing nor another; without the particular…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] > of indeterminate character (5) neither fish nor flesh (nor good red herring)1528 neither fish nor flesh (nor good red herring), also neither fish, flesh, nor fowl: i.e. neither one thing nor another; without the particular… ambiguous1603 Able to be classified in different (often apparently contradictory) ways; possessing changeable or contradictory characteristics; not easy to… yea-and-nay1648 Of indefinite or indeterminate character; changeable; ambiguous. yea and nayish1777 of indefinite or indeterminate character; equivocal. borderline1937 attributive or as adj. Occupying a borderline; esp. in borderline case; spec. (a) verging on the indecent or obscene; (b) verging on insanity. |
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