afizzadv.adj.

Brit.

/əˈfɪz/, U.S.

/əˈfɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, fizz v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + fizz v.

In or into a fizz. Also as predicative adj. (usually with with): bubbling, effervescent, fizzing. Frequently figurative (of a state of mind, a situation, etc.).

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1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxix Some real man..must thwart And furify and set a-fizz this counterpart O' the pismire.

1981 A. Mars-Jones Lantern Lect. & Other Stories 93 The film consisted..of shots of him, caped and fanged, his young face screwed up into a demonic mask and his mouth afizz with mock-blood capsules.

1986 Sunday Times 2 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 50/4 She is afizz with enthusiasm for it, as she is for almost every aspect of her life.

1992 Times 25 Jan. (Weekend section) 5/1 The scene in which this born hustler fences with his doctor..is the evening's best, afizz with humour, bite and aggro.

2007 Independent (Nexis) 13 Oct. (Mag.) 9 An invitation to an event in a public library does not, generally speaking, set the adrenaline afizz.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afizz
释义	afizzadv.adj. Brit. /əˈfɪz/, U.S. /əˈfɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, fizz v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + fizz v. In or into a fizz. Also as predicative adj. (usually with with): bubbling, effervescent, fizzing. Frequently figurative (of a state of mind, a situation, etc.). ΚΠ 1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxix Some real man..must thwart And furify and set a-fizz this counterpart O' the pismire. 1981 A. Mars-Jones Lantern Lect. & Other Stories 93 The film consisted..of shots of him, caped and fanged, his young face screwed up into a demonic mask and his mouth afizz with mock-blood capsules. 1986 Sunday Times 2 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 50/4 She is afizz with enthusiasm for it, as she is for almost every aspect of her life. 1992 Times 25 Jan. (Weekend section) 5/1 The scene in which this born hustler fences with his doctor..is the evening's best, afizz with humour, bite and aggro. 2007 Independent (Nexis) 13 Oct. (Mag.) 9 An invitation to an event in a public library does not, generally speaking, set the adrenaline afizz. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1872
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