peacock-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈpiːkɒklʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpikɑkˌlaɪk/

Forms: see peacock n. and adj. and -like suffix.

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

Etymology: < peacock n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier peacockly adj.

A. adj.

Like or characteristic of a peacock; ostentatious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]

rankOE

peacockly?a1425

ruffling1531

garish1545

peacockish1551

peacock-like1576

ostentatious1590

fastuous?1591

flaring1593

flantitanting1596

ostentive1599

ostentative1601

showful1607

flourishable1614

flourishing1616

flaunting1624

ostentous1624

ostentatory1638

swasha1640

fanfaron1670

paradeful1748

ostensible1782

epideictic1790

fandangous1797

flashy1801

affiché1818

show-off1818

splashing1820

flaunty1825

splash-and-dash1830

pretentious1832

flash1836

splashy1836

pretenceful1841

swanky1842

peacocky1844

fantysheeny1847

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

pretensivea1868

duchessy1870

swagger1879

lavish1882

splurging1884

show-offy1890

razzmatazz1900

show-offish1903

whoop-de-do1904

Ritz1908

split-arse1917

swanking1918

ritzy1919

fantoosh1920

knock-me-down1922

showboating1936

showboat1939

hellzapoppin'1945

zazzy1961

glitzy1966

sploshy1966

zhuzhy1968

noncy1989

bling1999

1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 290 Som swelling in arrogancie and pecoklike pride.

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 181^v O dames I would not wish you peacocklike to looke.

1852 J. W. Redfield Compar. Physiognomy 154 What could be more peacock-like than the nose, the eyes, the softly-feathered head and even the beard spreading all around, like rays, and dyed according to the taste of the owner?

1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 3/2 The model makers..are now providing us with these extensive peacock-like tails to our bodices.

1912 S. E. White Land of Footpr. v. 46 Two months later, having killed a really gaudy peacocklike member of the guinea fowl tribe, I handed it over to him with instructions to take off the breast feathers before giving it to the cook.

1965 William & Mary Q. 22 678 The Caribbean—cloud masses on the mountains, rainbows bridging the valleys, peacock-like colors of the sea.

1996 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 82 1530/1 Stone's peacocklike display of his scholarship is too thin to cover his basic contempt for a real scholarship.

B. adv.

After the manner of a peacock.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adverb]

boggishlya1375

with great renowna1400

jettingly1440

flourishingly?1545

rufflingly1575

flaunt-a-flaunt1576

peacock-like1576

peacockwise1577

peacockly1580

aflaunt1584

vauntingly1593

wealth boastingly1593

prankingly1610

fastuously1654

ostentativelya1658

ostentously1665

ostentatiously1671

showily1755

violently1771

paradingly1792

peacockically1834

peacockishly1834

pretentiously1848

ostensibly1855

slangily1858

peacocky1860

splurgily1887

swankily1924

glitzily1982

1576 G. Gascoigne Thirde Songe in Compl. Wks. (1910) II. 546 To glorye then, in thinges so lyttle worthe Ys (peacocklyke) to prinke in strangers plumes.

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 34^v You stately Dames, that peacocklyke do pace.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 363 And Peacock-like himselfe [sc. Adam] doth often view.

1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. iii. vii. f. 99 Reducing those habites to so proude and pontificall a forme, that they walke Peacock-like rustling, and strouting with them in the Churches.

1888 E. Arnold With Sa'di in Garden 71 For souls spread forth their purples and their gold Peacock-like, in the sight of what they woo.

1987 PMLA 102 316/2 Renaissance revisionist poets may have had similar anxieties. It is true that, peacocklike, they imitate the ancients to display their classical erudition.

2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 17 June 3 Strutting peacock-like across the stage and into the crowd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacock-like
释义	peacock-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈpiːkɒklʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpikɑkˌlaɪk/ Forms: see peacock n. and adj. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peacock n., -like suffix. Etymology: < peacock n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier peacockly adj. A. adj. Like or characteristic of a peacock; ostentatious. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] rankOE peacockly?a1425 ruffling1531 garish1545 peacockish1551 peacock-like1576 ostentatious1590 fastuous?1591 flaring1593 flantitanting1596 ostentive1599 ostentative1601 showful1607 flourishable1614 flourishing1616 flaunting1624 ostentous1624 ostentatory1638 swasha1640 fanfaron1670 paradeful1748 ostensible1782 epideictic1790 fandangous1797 flashy1801 affiché1818 show-off1818 splashing1820 flaunty1825 splash-and-dash1830 pretentious1832 flash1836 splashy1836 pretenceful1841 swanky1842 peacocky1844 fantysheeny1847 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 pretensivea1868 duchessy1870 swagger1879 lavish1882 splurging1884 show-offy1890 razzmatazz1900 show-offish1903 whoop-de-do1904 Ritz1908 split-arse1917 swanking1918 ritzy1919 fantoosh1920 knock-me-down1922 showboating1936 showboat1939 hellzapoppin'1945 zazzy1961 glitzy1966 sploshy1966 zhuzhy1968 noncy1989 bling1999 1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 290 Som swelling in arrogancie and pecoklike pride. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 181^v O dames I would not wish you peacocklike to looke. 1852 J. W. Redfield Compar. Physiognomy 154 What could be more peacock-like than the nose, the eyes, the softly-feathered head and even the beard spreading all around, like rays, and dyed according to the taste of the owner? 1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 3/2 The model makers..are now providing us with these extensive peacock-like tails to our bodices. 1912 S. E. White Land of Footpr. v. 46 Two months later, having killed a really gaudy peacocklike member of the guinea fowl tribe, I handed it over to him with instructions to take off the breast feathers before giving it to the cook. 1965 William & Mary Q. 22 678 The Caribbean—cloud masses on the mountains, rainbows bridging the valleys, peacock-like colors of the sea. 1996 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 82 1530/1 Stone's peacocklike display of his scholarship is too thin to cover his basic contempt for a real scholarship. B. adv. After the manner of a peacock. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adverb] boggishlya1375 with great renowna1400 jettingly1440 flourishingly?1545 rufflingly1575 flaunt-a-flaunt1576 peacock-like1576 peacockwise1577 peacockly1580 aflaunt1584 vauntingly1593 wealth boastingly1593 prankingly1610 fastuously1654 ostentativelya1658 ostentously1665 ostentatiously1671 showily1755 violently1771 paradingly1792 peacockically1834 peacockishly1834 pretentiously1848 ostensibly1855 slangily1858 peacocky1860 splurgily1887 swankily1924 glitzily1982 1576 G. Gascoigne Thirde Songe in Compl. Wks. (1910) II. 546 To glorye then, in thinges so lyttle worthe Ys (peacocklyke) to prinke in strangers plumes. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 34^v You stately Dames, that peacocklyke do pace. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 363 And Peacock-like himselfe [sc. Adam] doth often view. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. iii. vii. f. 99 Reducing those habites to so proude and pontificall a forme, that they walke Peacock-like rustling, and strouting with them in the Churches. 1888 E. Arnold With Sa'di in Garden 71 For souls spread forth their purples and their gold Peacock-like, in the sight of what they woo. 1987 PMLA 102 316/2 Renaissance revisionist poets may have had similar anxieties. It is true that, peacocklike, they imitate the ancients to display their classical erudition. 2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 17 June 3 Strutting peacock-like across the stage and into the crowd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1576
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