ogre-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈəʊɡəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈoʊɡərˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ogre n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < ogre n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier ogreish adj.

A. adj.

Resembling, characteristic, or suggestive of an ogre; ogreish.

ΚΠ

1833 T. S. Fay Crayon Sketches II. 236 A mere lad, with an ‘ogre-like appetite’ for books of all descriptions.

1899 Harper's Mag. Apr. 710/2 The house where she lived with her ogrelike uncle.

1951 H. Pearson Dizzy xvii. 270 He talked in a sweet and gentle voice, with a very refined enunciation, which contrasted curiously with the ogre-like body, the Rabelaisian and recklessly frank things he said.

1993 F. Collymore Some People are meant to live Alone in S. Brown & J. Wickham Oxf. Bk. Caribbean Short Stories (1999) 1 Not that Uncle Arthur was especially ogre-like or repulsive to our childish eyes.

B. adv.

In the manner of an ogre. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1855 E. G. Squier Waikna iii. 72 A demon..who, ogre-like, feeds upon the bodies of the dead.

1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister II. xvi. 266 The husband, ogre-like, had intercepted the letter.

2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Oct. 11 The German Panzerkardinal who, ogre-like, will annihilate any and every form of theological dissidence within the Roman Catholic Church.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ogre-like
释义	ogre-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈəʊɡəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈoʊɡərˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ogre n., -like suffix. Etymology: < ogre n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier ogreish adj. A. adj. Resembling, characteristic, or suggestive of an ogre; ogreish. ΚΠ 1833 T. S. Fay Crayon Sketches II. 236 A mere lad, with an ‘ogre-like appetite’ for books of all descriptions. 1899 Harper's Mag. Apr. 710/2 The house where she lived with her ogrelike uncle. 1951 H. Pearson Dizzy xvii. 270 He talked in a sweet and gentle voice, with a very refined enunciation, which contrasted curiously with the ogre-like body, the Rabelaisian and recklessly frank things he said. 1993 F. Collymore Some People are meant to live Alone in S. Brown & J. Wickham Oxf. Bk. Caribbean Short Stories (1999) 1 Not that Uncle Arthur was especially ogre-like or repulsive to our childish eyes. B. adv. In the manner of an ogre. Now rare. ΚΠ 1855 E. G. Squier Waikna iii. 72 A demon..who, ogre-like, feeds upon the bodies of the dead. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister II. xvi. 266 The husband, ogre-like, had intercepted the letter. 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Oct. 11 The German Panzerkardinal who, ogre-like, will annihilate any and every form of theological dissidence within the Roman Catholic Church. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1833
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