单词 | frittered |
释义 | > as lemmasˈfrittered ˈfrittered adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > mis-spent misdispended?a1425 misspentc1440 frittered1791 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > divided into small parts > excessively frittered1791 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 216 He could put together only curt frittered fragments of his own. 1803 H. Repton Observ. Landscape Gardening iv. 47 If too many trees be introduced..the effect becomes fritter'd. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris vii. 97 Broken mass of small windows, unequal stories, frittered compartments. 1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 2nd Ser. 337 A foolish, frivolous, disgraceful, frittered past. < as lemmas |
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