英语词汇“missish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

missish

释义

missish, a.|ˈmɪsɪʃ|
[f. miss n.² + -ish.]
Like or characteristic of a miss, young lady, or schoolgirl; hence, affected, prim, squeamish, or sentimental.
1795F. Burney Diary (1846) VI. 47, I remember how many people did not like that [sc. the name] of Evelina, and called it ‘affected’ and ‘missish’, till they read the book.1853Mrs. Gore Dean's Dau. II. 86 Some foolish, missish scruple or other.1865M. E. Braddon Eleanor's Vict. i, Another girl would have given herself all manner of missish airs.1897Truth 6 May 1123 The missish street dress, fashionable when the Queen came to the Throne, would never do for girls who play lawn tennis.
Hence ˈmissishness.
1839T. Hook Births, Deaths & Marriages I. ii. 41 My own missishness..in liking to have lovers in order to teaze them.1890Spectator 13 Dec., There is far more ‘grit’ and far less missishness in this story than are generally to be found in books written for girls.

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