Micawberishadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈkɔːb(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S.

/məˈkɔbərɪʃ/,

/məˈkɑbərɪʃ/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Micawber , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Wilkins Micawber (see Micawber n.) + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Micawber n., Micawber-like adj.

Resembling or reminiscent of Micawber; fecklessly optimistic. Cf. Micawber-like adj. and adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective]

lightlyeOE

lightOE

lightsomea1425

flying1509

light-minded?1529

tickle or light of the sear?1530

giddya1547

light-headed1549

gidded1563

giddish1566

fling-brained1570

tickle-headed1583

toyish1584

shallow1594

leger1598

corky1601

barmy1602

airy1609

unfirma1616

unballast1622

cork-brained1630

unballasted1644

kickshawa1655

unserious1655

unstudious1663

flirtishc1665

caper-witteda1670

shatter-headedc1686

corky-brained1699

flea-lugged1724

halokit1724

shatter-brained1727

scattered-brained1747

shatter-witted1775

flippant1791

butterfly-brained1796

scatter-brained1804

gossamer1806

shandy-pated1806

shattery1820

barmy-brained1823

papilionaceous1832

flirtatious1834

flirty1840

Micawberish1859

scatterheaded1867

flibberty-gibberty1879

thistledown1897

shatter-pated1901

trivial-minded1905

scattery1924

fizgig1928

ditzy1979

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] > unrealistically

rose-coloured1780

couleur de rose1783

rose-tinted1783

Panglossian1831

rose pink1837

Micawber-like1855

Micawberish1859

Pangloss1881

blue-sky1895

Panglossic1926

1859 Tioga County (Pa.) Agitator 29 Sept. 2/2 ‘In fact,’ says he in a Micawberish burst of confidence, ‘in all things, principle should be regarded as sacred.’

1877 J. F. Rusling Great West & Pacific Coast 464 In the interim, the town dozed along, in the Micawberish way common to stagnant mining centres.

1883 A. Thomas Mod. Housewife 150 The Micawberish prospect of anything turning up.

1927 Observer 22 May 8 Nancy's father, a sort of Micawberish Costigan.

1974 Times 7 Jan. 5/5 The Micawberish disasters that threatened them so long as the father—that sad barrister without briefs—was still alive.

1999 Guardian 4 Feb. i. 14/1 An Ikea Curtain, dividing sleek Scando-Thatcherite Estonia, where people get their pay on time and pay the market price for water, and seedy, Micawberish Russia, where they don't.

Derivatives

Miˈcawberishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adverb] > unrealistic

couleur de rose1783

Micawber-like1857

Micawberishly1940

1940 Lima (Ohio) News 20 Mar. 6/1 Until Munich, the English Micawberishly hoped their interests were not threatened by Hitler's rise.

1974 Times 4 Mar. 15/3 The Liberal Party..has always Micawberishly hoped that some rich sympathizer would turn up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	micawberish
释义	Micawberishadj. Brit. /mᵻˈkɔːb(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /məˈkɔbərɪʃ/, /məˈkɑbərɪʃ/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Micawber , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Wilkins Micawber (see Micawber n.) + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Micawber n., Micawber-like adj. Resembling or reminiscent of Micawber; fecklessly optimistic. Cf. Micawber-like adj. and adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective] lightlyeOE lightOE lightsomea1425 flying1509 light-minded?1529 tickle or light of the sear?1530 giddya1547 light-headed1549 gidded1563 giddish1566 fling-brained1570 tickle-headed1583 toyish1584 shallow1594 leger1598 corky1601 barmy1602 airy1609 unfirma1616 unballast1622 cork-brained1630 unballasted1644 kickshawa1655 unserious1655 unstudious1663 flirtishc1665 caper-witteda1670 shatter-headedc1686 corky-brained1699 flea-lugged1724 halokit1724 shatter-brained1727 scattered-brained1747 shatter-witted1775 flippant1791 butterfly-brained1796 scatter-brained1804 gossamer1806 shandy-pated1806 shattery1820 barmy-brained1823 papilionaceous1832 flirtatious1834 flirty1840 Micawberish1859 scatterheaded1867 flibberty-gibberty1879 thistledown1897 shatter-pated1901 trivial-minded1905 scattery1924 fizgig1928 ditzy1979 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] > unrealistically rose-coloured1780 couleur de rose1783 rose-tinted1783 Panglossian1831 rose pink1837 Micawber-like1855 Micawberish1859 Pangloss1881 blue-sky1895 Panglossic1926 1859 Tioga County (Pa.) Agitator 29 Sept. 2/2 ‘In fact,’ says he in a Micawberish burst of confidence, ‘in all things, principle should be regarded as sacred.’ 1877 J. F. Rusling Great West & Pacific Coast 464 In the interim, the town dozed along, in the Micawberish way common to stagnant mining centres. 1883 A. Thomas Mod. Housewife 150 The Micawberish prospect of anything turning up. 1927 Observer 22 May 8 Nancy's father, a sort of Micawberish Costigan. 1974 Times 7 Jan. 5/5 The Micawberish disasters that threatened them so long as the father—that sad barrister without briefs—was still alive. 1999 Guardian 4 Feb. i. 14/1 An Ikea Curtain, dividing sleek Scando-Thatcherite Estonia, where people get their pay on time and pay the market price for water, and seedy, Micawberish Russia, where they don't. Derivatives Miˈcawberishly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adverb] > unrealistic couleur de rose1783 Micawber-like1857 Micawberishly1940 1940 Lima (Ohio) News 20 Mar. 6/1 Until Munich, the English Micawberishly hoped their interests were not threatened by Hitler's rise. 1974 Times 4 Mar. 15/3 The Liberal Party..has always Micawberishly hoped that some rich sympathizer would turn up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1859
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