单词 | pound-noteish |
释义 | > as lemmaspound-noteish pound-noteish adj. (also pound-notish) British slang affected, pompous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective] pompousc1375 buggish1536 biga1568 bug1567 braving1600 large1608 farceda1616 budge1637 bulky1672 fastuose1674 portentous1805 highfalutin1839 heavy1849 portentious1859 ventose1867 falutin1921 pound-noteish1936 pomposo1960 stuffed-shirted1977 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid vi. 63 Her pound-noteish voice both annoyed and amused the Gilt Kid. 1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 28 When we get pound-noteish..send us some deflating Image. 1993 Past & Present 1 iii. 168/3 With..a menu suitable for the Lord High Admiral rather than Jolly Jack Tar, the whole thing has become a bit pound-notish. < as lemmas |
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