单词 | silly-sounding |
释义 | > as lemmassilly-sounding C2. Complementary, as silly-looking, silly-seeming, silly-sounding, etc. ΚΠ 1715 J. Richardson Ess. Theory of Painting 173 A Company of Awkward, and Silly-looking People, doing what is of no Consequence but to Themselves in their own Little Affairs. 1754 Temple Beau vi. 137 He got a Mistress that was well made, but with a silly looking Face. 1826 A. M. Porter Honor O'Hara I. iii. 135 He had nothing silly-seeming about him, except this laugh. 1839 J. Rogers Veg. Cultivator 279 Salsafie..is retained in preference to the silly-sounding name of goat's-beard. 1900 Collier's 30 June 22/3 I overheard some silly-looking woman at a polo match once bragging about her family. 1949 E. Bishop in New Yorker 18 June 24/2 The razorbill auks and the silly-looking puffins all stand with their backs to the mainland in solemn, uneven lines. 1992 CIO 1 Oct. 14/3 Her unorthodox and sometimes silly-seeming techniques are no reflection of her seriousness about training. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Aug. b1/2 The play..includes a clown car full of stereotypes, all of whom seem to require a different silly-looking wig. < as lemmas |
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