单词 | cousinlike |
释义 | cousinlikeadv.adj. A. adv. In the manner of a cousin; like a cousin. Cf. cousinly adv. rare.Apparently not recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries. ΚΠ 1568 C. Watson Victorious Actes Henry V in tr. Polybius Hystories f. 115 Ye craftie hazerders, which cosinlike vse to play at seest thou me, or seest me not. 1871 Bradford Observer 2 Feb. 6/1 They were very fond of each other, but, cousin-like, were always chaffing. 1993 D. Rich Myths of Tribe i. 17 It appears that the development of humans, though linked cousinlike to the primates, is of a qualitatively different species. B. adj. Characteristic of or befitting a cousin; resembling (that of) a cousin. Cf. cousinly adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > cousin > [adjective] cousinly1761 cousinlike1771 1771 Hist. Sir William Harrington III. lx. 84 Mr. and Mrs. Gage have paid us several cousin-like visits. 1862 Lady's Newspaper 7 June 357/2 Hervey Bennington began to talk in a cousin-like way. 1927 Chester (Pa.) Times 12 Feb. 9/2 He hasn't acted in a very cousin-like manner, running away like this and not saying a word. 2011 A. D. Segesten Myth, Identity, & Conflict vii. 108 Romania sees itself transported..all the way to the center of the European civilization, France, with whom it claims it has a cousin-like relationship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1568 |
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