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单词 cousinlike
释义

cousinlikeadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈkʌznlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈkəznˌlaɪk/
Forms: see cousin n. and adj. and -like suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cousin n., -like suffix.
Etymology: < cousin n. + -like suffix. With use as adjective compare slightly earlier cousinly 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).
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