单词 | trippery |
释义 | tripperyadj. colloquial. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by the presence of trippers (sense 4); touristy (somewhat derogatory). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > making pleasure excursion > relating to or characterized by trippers trippery1924 tripperish1931 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > outing or excursion > [adjective] > characterized by trippers trippery1924 tripperish1931 1924 C. Connolly Let. 22 Dec. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 41 Italy is so trippery in Spring. 1926 W. J. Locke Old Bridge ii. 18 ‘But let us see all we can to-night.’.. ‘That wouldn't be fair to Florence. It's a bit trippery, isn't it?’ 1928 Daily Express 11 Apr. 9/4 Venice,..the Queen of the Adriatic in its most trippery and least attractive garb. 1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xix. 145 Wordsworth had complained of trippery overcrowding in this belt, more than a hundred years before. 1970 Nature 4 July 11/1 The trippery appurtenances and atmosphere which have been established in the neighbourhood [of the Niagara Falls]. 1971 Country Life 20 May 1234/3 All that is missing are the monkeys: even though Iguazu is very definitely far from trippery, they have taken themselves off. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1924 |
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