| 释义 |
swaggery, a.|ˈswægərɪ|
[f. swagger n.1 + -y1.]
a. Characterized by or displaying swagger; swaggering; ostentatiously self-confident, ‘swanky’.
1886H. Baumann Londinismen 200/2 Swaggery,..prahlerisch. 1977Daily Tel. 4 Apr. 15/1 His girl is a dashing, feminine version of Tom Jones. She's swaggery and yet soft in Chloe's huge..shirt. 1982A. Tyler Dinner at Homesick Restaurant i. 17 A swaggery and self-vaunting scent, she had known even then. 1990Economist 28 Apr. 111/1 Frankfurt's financiers move about their business with a swagger that gets more swaggery by the day.
b. Of clothes, esp. coats: loosely cut in a style suggestive of a swagger coat.
1980Daily Tel. 29 July 13/7 His huge Ulster coats, caped and swaggery in navy wool, were sensational. 1989Los Angeles Times 31 Mar. v. 14/4 (caption) Swaggery fall coat tops tailored one-button jacket. |