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Walter Mittyish, a.
Brit. |ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪtɪɪʃ|, |ˌwɒltə ˈmɪtɪɪʃ|, U.S. |ˌwɔltər ˈmɪdiɪʃ|, |ˌwɑltər ˈmɪdiɪʃ|
[‹ the name of Walter Mitty (see Mitty n.2) + -ish suffix1. Compare slightly later Mittyish adj.]
= Mittyish adj.
1954Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Jrnl. & Star 19 Dec. 6 d/5 His amours, reported in day-by-day accounts, do not bear out his Walter Mittyish belief that he was a cynical seducer of women. 1960Sunday Express 12 June 14/5 Women..live in a dream world of their own imagining—a Walter Mitty-ish ‘Other Life’. 1991Newsweek 23 Dec. 33/2 Reporters..enjoy seeing him act out their Walter Mittyish fantasies. 2004D. Keister Stories in Stone 69 As you wander through the cemetery, it's hard not to wonder if the deceased is sending us a Walter Mittyish message of what attributes they wished they had or what qualities they hope they will possess in the next realm. |