nebbishyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛbɪʃi/, U.S.

/ˈnɛbɪʃi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nebbish n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < nebbish n. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

Characteristic of or relating to a nebbish; socially inadequate; innocuous, ineffectual.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > not worthy of notice or consideration

lessOE

smallc1405

unnotablec1454

regardless1557

mentionless1611

unregardable1614

unremarkable1625

inconsiderable1637

of no mentiona1640

unconsiderable1643

unobservable1658

unnoticeable1760

inconsequent1768

unappreciable1801

mousy1812

unnoteworthy1846

nebbishy1973

1973 Winnipeg Free Press 17 July 24/1 A more commanding appearance than his sometimes nebbishy roles in pictures have allowed.

1979 Washington Post 8 Mar. c13/5 If anything, he gives off nebbishy vibrations.

1989 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. Tomek..is a nebbishy, and emotionally-stunted loner, with no friends and few interests.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Aug. 32/3 His attempted seductions..were less the actions of a sophisticated Lothario than of a shy and nebbishy teenager.

2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question 225 I just can't do it. I'm too nebbishy.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nebbishy
释义	nebbishyadj. Brit. /ˈnɛbɪʃi/, U.S. /ˈnɛbɪʃi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nebbish n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nebbish n. + -y suffix¹. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Characteristic of or relating to a nebbish; socially inadequate; innocuous, ineffectual. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > not worthy of notice or consideration lessOE smallc1405 unnotablec1454 regardless1557 mentionless1611 unregardable1614 unremarkable1625 inconsiderable1637 of no mentiona1640 unconsiderable1643 unobservable1658 unnoticeable1760 inconsequent1768 unappreciable1801 mousy1812 unnoteworthy1846 nebbishy1973 1973 Winnipeg Free Press 17 July 24/1 A more commanding appearance than his sometimes nebbishy roles in pictures have allowed. 1979 Washington Post 8 Mar. c13/5 If anything, he gives off nebbishy vibrations. 1989 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. Tomek..is a nebbishy, and emotionally-stunted loner, with no friends and few interests. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Aug. 32/3 His attempted seductions..were less the actions of a sophisticated Lothario than of a shy and nebbishy teenager. 2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question 225 I just can't do it. I'm too nebbishy. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1973
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