单词 | irish-like |
释义 | Irish-likeadv.adj. In a manner characteristic or reminiscent of Ireland or the Irish. Cf. Irishly adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Irish > [adverb] Irishly1571 Irish-likea1599 a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 21 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) Those Gentlemen..are..thereby brought up lewdly, and Irish-like. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 5 Highlandmen..which are rude & unruly, speake Irish, & go apparailed Irishlike. B. adj. Characteristic or reminiscent of Ireland or the Irish. ΚΠ 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect ii. xix. 93 They commit the corpes of their diceased friends to the ground, over whose grave is for a long time spent many a briny teare, deepe groane, and Irish-like howlings. 1658 N. N. Polititians Catechisme x. 156 A most innocent people, and having nothing Irishlike in them, but Catholick Religion. 1799 Cambrian Reg. 1796 2 229 Their children continue Irish like in speech, &c. 1835 H. B. Robinson Mem. Sir T. Picton II. xiii. 320 The officers..now broke forth in not a very Irish-like manner. 1887 J. Ruskin Dilecta ii. 57 We then met two bands of armed peasants, very Irish-like in costume. 1907 E. Hubbard Dozen & Two Pastelles in Prose 13 Stewart smiled, and made a very Irish-like reply. 2007 Sunday Tribune (Ireland) (Nexis) 15 July (Sport section) s4 FC Thun..were the most Irish-like with their tiny budget but had a few not-bad Brazilians on their books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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