单词 | quizzicality |
释义 | > as lemmasquizziˈcality quizziˈcality n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] > state or condition of quizzicality1821 quizzicalness1825 1821 New Monthly Mag. 1 574 The ne plus ultra of unbecoming quizzicality. 1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 85 Somewhat of quizzicality began to be associated with the phrase. 1945 K. Burke Let. 13 Oct. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 270 I guess, that we equate linguistic appreciation with linguistic skepticism, or if you will, treat both as species of linguistic quizzicality. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Jan. 19 That highly developed quizzicality of an intellectual who peers playfully at the political scene through, as it were, a lorgnette. < as lemmas |
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