单词 | flannelmouthed |
释义 | flannelmouthed in British English (ˈflænəlˌmaʊðd) adjective US 1. speaking indistinctly and in a muffled way 2. speaking too loudly or too much flannelmouthed in American English (ˈflænlˈmauðd, -ˈmauθt) adjective 1. talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly 2. characterized by deceptive or shifty speech Word origin [1880–85, Amer.; flannel + mouth + -ed3]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, impressionism, pari-mutuel, regionalism-ed is a suffix forming adjectives from nouns. Other words that use the affix -ed include: bearded, monied, tender-hearted |
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