muffishadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈməfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muff n.⁵, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < muff n.⁵ + -ish suffix¹.

colloquial.

Of the nature of or characteristic of a muff or incompetent person; foolish; ineffectual; (also) †out of touch with the modern world, old-fashioned (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > characterized by

bungling1598

muffish1843

tinkering1880

tangle-footed1888

bunglesome1889

Harry Tate1925

1843 Bell's Life in London 2 Apr. 4/2 Another wild and muffish round.

1858 F. W. Farrar Eric ii. iii You don't want to make the whole school such a muffish set as the Rosebuds, do you?

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 166 He was always rather mild, quiet, and old-fashioned—in fact, muffish.

1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart iii. iii. 377 A muffish dread of living.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Feb. 86/1 By contrast everyone born since 1908 seems squat, indigent, muffish.

Derivatives

ˈmuffishness n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > inaptitude or awkwardness

unaptness1557

awkness1587

untowardness1598

inaptitude1620

unhandiness1706

inaptness1814

blunderheadedness1835

muffishness1849

muffism1854

dufferdom1856

dufferism1871

1849 D. G. Rossetti Let. 18 Oct. (1965) I. 81 Not even thus much is to be got out of its utter muffishness.

1868 Sat. Rev. 14 Mar. 340/1 The girl of the period has done away with such moral muffishness as..regard for counsel and rebuke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muffish
释义	muffishadj. Brit. /ˈmʌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈməfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muff n.⁵, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < muff n.⁵ + -ish suffix¹. colloquial. Of the nature of or characteristic of a muff or incompetent person; foolish; ineffectual; (also) †out of touch with the modern world, old-fashioned (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > characterized by bungling1598 muffish1843 tinkering1880 tangle-footed1888 bunglesome1889 Harry Tate1925 1843 Bell's Life in London 2 Apr. 4/2 Another wild and muffish round. 1858 F. W. Farrar Eric ii. iii You don't want to make the whole school such a muffish set as the Rosebuds, do you? 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 166 He was always rather mild, quiet, and old-fashioned—in fact, muffish. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart iii. iii. 377 A muffish dread of living. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Feb. 86/1 By contrast everyone born since 1908 seems squat, indigent, muffish. Derivatives ˈmuffishness n. now rare ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > inaptitude or awkwardness unaptness1557 awkness1587 untowardness1598 inaptitude1620 unhandiness1706 inaptness1814 blunderheadedness1835 muffishness1849 muffism1854 dufferdom1856 dufferism1871 1849 D. G. Rossetti Let. 18 Oct. (1965) I. 81 Not even thus much is to be got out of its utter muffishness. 1868 Sat. Rev. 14 Mar. 340/1 The girl of the period has done away with such moral muffishness as..regard for counsel and rebuke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
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