lip-deepadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɪpˈdiːp/, U.S.

/ˌlɪpˈdip/

a. Immersed to the lips; in quots. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > of specific depth > in something to specific depth

knee-deepc1400

breast-deep1594

lip-deep1780

bowel-deep1828

bone deep1900

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 233 Lip-deep in what he longs for, and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst.

1851 W. Anderson Rhymes 131 'Lip-deep' in poverty he strove.

b. Going no deeper than the lip; superficial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [adjective]

feignedc1374

unplaina1393

hollowa1529

hollow-hearted1549

foul1550

unsincere1577

insincere1634

unsound1714

lip-deep1802

lip-born1872

phoney1951

pseud1962

1802 E. Parsons Myst. Visit I. 257 Sentiments that were merely lip-deep.

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 288 Their courage is but lip-deep.

1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters ii. 36 No cold profession merely,—no lip-deep ostentation.

1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady ix. 95 The lave of them are bonnie bargains, and their promises but lip deep.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lip-deep
释义	lip-deepadj. Brit. /ˌlɪpˈdiːp/, U.S. /ˌlɪpˈdip/ a. Immersed to the lips; in quots. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > of specific depth > in something to specific depth knee-deepc1400 breast-deep1594 lip-deep1780 bowel-deep1828 bone deep1900 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 233 Lip-deep in what he longs for, and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst. 1851 W. Anderson Rhymes 131 'Lip-deep' in poverty he strove. b. Going no deeper than the lip; superficial. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [adjective] feignedc1374 unplaina1393 hollowa1529 hollow-hearted1549 foul1550 unsincere1577 insincere1634 unsound1714 lip-deep1802 lip-born1872 phoney1951 pseud1962 1802 E. Parsons Myst. Visit I. 257 Sentiments that were merely lip-deep. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 288 Their courage is but lip-deep. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters ii. 36 No cold profession merely,—no lip-deep ostentation. 1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady ix. 95 The lave of them are bonnie bargains, and their promises but lip deep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1780
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