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单词 poodlish
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poodlishadj.

Brit. /ˈpuːdl̩ɪʃ/, /ˈpuːd(ə)lɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpud(ə)lɪʃ/
Forms: 1800s– poodleish, 1900s– poodlish.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poodle n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < poodle n. + -ish suffix1.
Characteristic or suggestive of, or resembling, a poodle.
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1890 B. L. Gildersleeve Ess. & Stud. 260 His whole demeanor was poodleish in the extreme.
1955 Times 26 Oct. 10/6 From under a fringe straighter than a poodle's, but much more poodlish than any poodle's, it rolls and peers, showing the whites.
1990 M. van Duyn Near Changes i. 16 A poodleish dog was running every-which-way in the traffic.
2000 Chicago Sun-times (Nexis) 12 July 60 I see him looking down at me from the Rainbow Bridge, his fuzzy head cocked sideways in that endearing poodlish way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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