单词 | cheekish |
释义 | cheekishadj. colloquial. Now somewhat rare. Cheeky, impudent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1838 C. Dickens Let. 7 June (1974) III. 503 Yor'ne too cheekish by half Governor. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 248/2 Being ‘cheekish’ (saucy) to the beadle. 2005 ‘M. Aye’ Reaper (2010) xviii. 185 Damned cheekish if you ask me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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