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单词 churchwardenly
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churchwardenlyadj.

Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃˌwɔːdnli/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃˌwɔrdnli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: churchwarden n., -ly suffix1.
Etymology: < churchwarden n. + -ly suffix1.
Befitting a churchwarden; reminiscent or characteristic of a churchwarden; spec. staid, respectable.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]
slowc1384
imperturbablea1475
sober-minded1534
well-staid1550
settled1557
sober1564
steady1602
unprovokable1646
good-tempered1685
inirritable1794
well-adjusted1809
unvolatile1823
inexcitable1828
unrufflable1828
churchwardenly1830
unruffable1837
unexcitable1839
unrousable1842
well-tempered1852
middle-aged1853
unsqueamish1893
unflappable1958
1830 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 30 Sept. Those who have not touched the extremes of feeling, may preserve a very respectable steadiness of conduct; but Mozart was incapable of this churchwardenly virtue.
1899 Strand Mag. Apr. 388/1 He..begins to swim..with a sedate and churchwardenly motion.
1936 C. S. Lewis Allegory of Love vii. 321 Churchwardenly Spenser.
1963 Punch 17 July 91/2 Our own [bank]notes are sober, churchwardenly.
1991 Observer (Nexis) 27 Jan. 57 A self-portrait welcomes visitors, brush raised in churchwardenly salute.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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