单词 | come-hithery |
释义 | come-hitheryn. Inviting or enticing quality, behaviour, etc.; spec. sexual seductiveness or allure. ΚΠ 1968 N. Marsh Clutch of Constables vii. 168 The time had come for what Troy was in the habit of referring to as his unbridled comehithery. 1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) 23 Oct. 26 It's a refreshingly brazen and typically French act of come-hithery. 2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 33/5 Their previously blameless front border is a hotbed of lascivious come-hithery to double-jointed Darby and Joans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). come-hitheryadj. Inviting, enticing; alluring, seductive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] tolling?c1225 ticinga1400 allectivec1487 illecebrous1531 alluring1534 tracting1535 wooing1549 enticing1553 training1557 tittling1560 luring1570 adamantine1581 baiting1585 winning1596 attractive1600 adamantic1605 adamantive1605 enticeable1607 soliciting1608 magnetic1611 invitinga1616 allurant1631 inescating1633 invitative1634 magnetical1638 invitatory1646 tractive1658 odalisque1837 Pied Piper1869 lureful1887 follow-me1888 luresome1889 come-hitherish1901 come-hither1905 come-hithery1919 invitational1922 come-hithering1935 1919 D. Scarborough From Southern Porch vi. 168 I quit crying long enough to see other girls..not half as pretty and come-hithery as I was..having such a good time with the young men. 1972 I. Levin Stepford Wives i. 58 Charmaine was Miss Vamp, provocative and come-hithery in floor-length white silk cut clear to her navel. 2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 July 13 Young users use their own digital cameras to take come-hithery shots of themselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968adj.1919 |
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