| 单词 | awful-eyed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasawful-eyed C1. Forming adjectives by combining with a noun + -ed, as in awful-eyed, etc., originally with the sense ‘that has a —— that inspires or arouses awe’, later with the sense ‘that has a bad or unpleasant —’. ΚΠ 1647 H. More Philos. Poems Notes 147/2 Manly, and awfull-eyed Fortitude. 1868 R. Noel Beatrice 252 Madness, more awful-faced than all! 1916 Vassar Q. May 148 The first encounter with a large jewelled, awful-voiced woman was discouraging. Not for worlds would she have Her Little Precious exposed to the corrupting influences of other babies. 2019 @DoxsieKatrina 16 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 21 May 2019) The day after 49 innocent people died b/c a shooter was afraid of declining birth rates, we were told white nationalism isn't on the rise & not to blame awful-mouthed conservatives. < as lemmas |
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