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单词 mittyish
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Mittyishadj.

Brit. /ˈmɪtɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmɪdiɪʃ/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mitty , -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty (see Mitty n.2) + -ish suffix1.
Resembling or reminiscent of Walter Mitty.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective]
dreaminga1500
castle-building1740
daydreaming1814
daydreamyc1816
wool-gathering1850
head-in-air1880
Walter Mittyish1954
Mittyish1956
Mittyesque1958
Mitty-like1961
1956 Amer. Econ. Rev. 46 986 Part of this is, perhaps, a somewhat Mitty-ish dream of funneling micro and macro principle..into the eager and receptive minds of freshmen.
1980 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 86 431 Klapp's Mittyish-Prufrockian man is continually rattled by the rustling of candy wrappers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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