单词 | fine-ladyish |
释义 | > as lemmasfine-ˈladyish fine-ˈladyish adj. of the nature of a fine lady; finicky, fastidious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affecting refinement young-ladyfied1616 genteel1631 genteea1680 fal-lal1747 shabby-genteel1754 fine-ladylike1755 fine-ladyish1777 ladyish1830 silver-fork1831 haw-haw1841 lardy-dardy1861 la-di-dac1883 refained1925 1777 F. Burney Jrnl. 7 Apr. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 258 Rather than appear finical & fine ladyish, I got out. 1867 H. Kingsley Silcote of Silcotes III. viii. 134 A very pretty voice indeed; but—well, a little too fine-ladyish, the thing just a very little overdone. 1995 S. Foster & J. Simons What Katy Read iii. 78 He himself is contemptuous of what he considers to be his own fine-ladyish ‘nerves’. < as lemmas |
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