† fallalishadj.
Obsolete.
Characterized by or fond of fal-lals or fripperies; fancy, foppish.
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1753 [implied in: S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xliii. 274 An old soul, whose whole life has been but one dream, a little fal-lal-ishly varied.].
1870 T. Wright Bane of Life I. ii. ii. 237 You are getting a good deal too fal-lal-ish in your dress and ways.
1896 R. Overton Far from Home iv. 22 You swaps these here fallalish togs o' yours and one yeller-boy to my friend in the outfitting line for a suit o' the right sort.
1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) i. ii. 49 It was very distinctly impressed on my mind that the Good Hard-Working Man would have thought it ‘fal-lallish’ to own a pocket-handkerchief.
Derivatives
fallalishly adv.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adverb]
affectately1540
affectedly1593
fallalishly1753
tweely1962
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xliii. 274 An old soul, whose whole life has been but one dream, a little fal-lal-ishly varied.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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