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单词 irish-like
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Irish-likeadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈʌɪrɪʃlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈaɪrɪʃˌlaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Irish adj., -like suffix.
Etymology: < Irish adj. + -like suffix. With use as adverb compare earlier Irishly adv.
A. adv.
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.
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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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