单词 | oafishly |
释义 | oafishlyadv. In an oafish or stupid manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > clumsy stupidity, oafishness > [adverb] oafishly1876 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Oafishly, oafly, absurdly; foolishly. 1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger i. vii. 38 The driver becomes temporarily idiot—stands us oafishly silent. 1958 P. Kemp No Colours or Crest vii. 137 I stared back oafishly at him from under the brim of my hat. 1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 1237/2 I found many ‘redeeming virtues’ in Jacksonian America. Nor do I portray American society in the oafishly simplistic terms McCormick attributed to me. 1990 N. Williams Wimbledon Poisoner ii. 16 He seemed to see men in winged helmets..peering oafishly into the windows of Sturgis, the estate agent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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