milksopperyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlksɒp(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlkˌsɑpəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milksop n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < milksop n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier milksoppism n. at milksop n. Derivatives.

The characteristics or behaviour of a milksop.

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1873 Swindon Advertiser 9 June 8/2 Shall a proud and noble nation sink into the voluptuous arms of free-love and milksoppery?

1925 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 548/2 The drawback..of asserted or insinuated milksoppery.

1967 Punch 23 Aug. 287/1 Also good is the Lady Macduff scene between Sheila Allen and Peter Nobbs, a child actor refreshingly free of the usual milksoppery.

1993 Sunday Times 9 May (News Review section) 9/2 He also worked at his fitness, appearing in spring as skinny as a sheared sheep, although without ever giving the impression of one willing to inhabit the dreary flatlands of milksoppery.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	milksoppery
释义	milksopperyn. Brit. /ˈmɪlksɒp(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈmɪlkˌsɑpəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milksop n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < milksop n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier milksoppism n. at milksop n. Derivatives. The characteristics or behaviour of a milksop. ΚΠ 1873 Swindon Advertiser 9 June 8/2 Shall a proud and noble nation sink into the voluptuous arms of free-love and milksoppery? 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 548/2 The drawback..of asserted or insinuated milksoppery. 1967 Punch 23 Aug. 287/1 Also good is the Lady Macduff scene between Sheila Allen and Peter Nobbs, a child actor refreshingly free of the usual milksoppery. 1993 Sunday Times 9 May (News Review section) 9/2 He also worked at his fitness, appearing in spring as skinny as a sheared sheep, although without ever giving the impression of one willing to inhabit the dreary flatlands of milksoppery. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873
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