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单词 sniffly
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snifflyadj.

Brit. /ˈsnɪfli/, /ˈsnɪfl̩i/, U.S. /ˈsnɪf(ə)li/
Etymology: < sniffle v. + -y suffix1.
Sniffling; characterized by sniffling. Also figurative.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [adjective] > common cold or catarrh
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colded1486
catarrhal1651
catarrhous1651
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sniffly1927
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 59 They vary in intensity from the sniffling or sniffly cold to the church~yard cough!
1929 G. Ade Let. 8 Feb. (1973) 139 The warm weather will be welcome. Most of us have sniffly colds. Otherwise we are all right.
1960 Guardian 9 Apr. 6/6 We sat there in the bare little room, wet and sniffly with sentiment.
1966 R. H. Rimmer Harrad Exper. (1967) 79 Get out your handkerchiefs, wipe your sniffly nose.
1974 New Yorker 3 June 98/2 He looks round his palace of a house with sniffly and quite unfair resentment, considering its comfort and luxe.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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