dragonishadj.

Etymology: < dragon n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdragonish.

1. Of the nature or character of a dragon; fierce, severe.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > relating to dragon

dragonish1530

Draconic1680

Draconical1680

dracontine1806

dracontian1816

Draconian1876

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 311/1 Dragonysshe, of the nature of a dragon, draconique.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rev. xiii. f. xx^v This beastes dragonishe speache.

1852 G. P. R. James Pequinillo I. 139 [She] was sufficiently ‘dragonish’ to make a fight for her principles.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 59 A..matron—may be, maid Mature, and dragonish of aspect.

2. Somewhat like a dragon in shape.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > relating to dragon > resembling dragon

dragonisha1616

dragonesque1881

draconiform1888

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xv. 2 Sometime we see a clowd that's Dragonish, A vapour sometime, like a Beare, or Lyon.

1880 Daily Tel. 16 Feb. Trees that are dragonish; trees that are like bears and lions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	dragonish
释义	dragonishadj. Etymology: < dragon n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdragonish. 1. Of the nature or character of a dragon; fierce, severe. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > relating to dragon dragonish1530 Draconic1680 Draconical1680 dracontine1806 dracontian1816 Draconian1876 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 311/1 Dragonysshe, of the nature of a dragon, draconique. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rev. xiii. f. xx^v This beastes dragonishe speache. 1852 G. P. R. James Pequinillo I. 139 [She] was sufficiently ‘dragonish’ to make a fight for her principles. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 59 A..matron—may be, maid Mature, and dragonish of aspect. 2. Somewhat like a dragon in shape. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > relating to dragon > resembling dragon dragonisha1616 dragonesque1881 draconiform1888 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xv. 2 Sometime we see a clowd that's Dragonish, A vapour sometime, like a Beare, or Lyon. 1880 Daily Tel. 16 Feb. Trees that are dragonish; trees that are like bears and lions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1530
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