单词 | mother-witted |
释义 | > as lemmasˈmother-witted ˈmother-witted adj. having or displaying mother wit (rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] wittyc1380 perceivedc1425 sensible?a1439 sober-minded1534 staida1555 sonsy1568 mother-witted1593 unfoolish1603 capable1609 sober1619 hard-headed1779 commonsensical1792 sensical1795 sober-minded1811 common-sensible1813 savvy1826 common sensed1834 level1869 level-headed1879 square-headed1896 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 67 Discontent,..if [it light] on a man of puissance, (be he not more then mother-witted circumspect,) to him and his family it is no lesse fatall. 1991 N. Baker U & I vii. 137 Updike..can be..as metaphorically mother-witted as Proust. < as lemmas |
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