knick-knackishadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪkˌnakɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪkˌnækɪʃ/

Etymology: < knick-knack n. + -ish suffix¹.

Of the character of a knick-knack; light, trifling, flimsy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial > of the nature of specific things

pelfish1577

gewgaw1631

knick-knacky1797

gimcracky1820

knick-knackish1824

1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 165 A fondness for all that is neat, effeminate, finical, and nick-knackish.

1844 Fraser's Mag. 30 55/1 The plan of this dinner..was..a trifle too knick-knackish [printed -ashish].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knick-knackish
释义	knick-knackishadj. Brit. /ˈnɪkˌnakɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈnɪkˌnækɪʃ/ Etymology: < knick-knack n. + -ish suffix¹. Of the character of a knick-knack; light, trifling, flimsy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial > of the nature of specific things pelfish1577 gewgaw1631 knick-knacky1797 gimcracky1820 knick-knackish1824 1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 165 A fondness for all that is neat, effeminate, finical, and nick-knackish. 1844 Fraser's Mag. 30 55/1 The plan of this dinner..was..a trifle too knick-knackish [printed -ashish]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1824
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