单词 | freeish |
释义 | freeishadj. Somewhat free; fairly free. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > somewhat freeish1820 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 391 A gay comedy..and a freeish farce. 1859 W. Russell Recoll. Detective Police-Officer 2nd Ser. 177 Only that Bradley pays regular, and is freeish with his money, I should soon give him notice to quit. 1923 Mind 32 73 The style adopted..necessarily demands a freeish handling of the original. 1989 Times 27 Jan. 15/3 Newspaper proprietors..who conduct a free, well freeish, press would do well to ponder your..warnings. 2004 Time Out 31 Mar. 117/1 (advt.) Saxist Peter Wareham performs free-ish settings of Hendrix compositions with pianist Tom Cawley and drummer Seb Rochford. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1820 |
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