单词 | unquotable |
释义 | unquotableadj. That cannot or may not be quoted. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > strong, sulphurous (of language) untowen13.. largea1413 thundering1543 viperous1605 luscious1614 peppering1712 rough1750 unquotable1821 sulphurous1828 piercent1829 unrepeatable1831 bituminous1878 sultry1891 unprintable1898 four-letter1923 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > of quoting or inclined to quote > suitable for quoting > not unquotable1821 1821 W. Hone Slap at Slop & Bridge-street Gang 4/5 What could I do with thoughts as unquotable, as confused, as ill conceived, as ill expressed, as that puissant Lord's. a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 507 An epigram..unquotable at length. 1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter 114 Words..unquotable in this nineteenth century. 1927 Amer. Mercury May 66/2 And talk—ambrosial, unquotable talk! 1951 J. Cleugh Marquis & Chevalier vii. 119 Juliette, after being initiated..into the mysteries of feminine homosexuality, passes on to pederasty under the auspices of the local archbishop and his vicar. Her subsequent adventures are largely unquotable. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 21 May 44 For a celebrity-averse young star today, the only defence is to be as unquotable and, well, plain dull as possible. Derivatives unquotaˈbility n. ΚΠ 1852 Amer. Whig Rev. May 412/2 This impression of the unquotability of Moore, leads one to no unjust conclusion regarding his general merit as a poet. 2010 New Yorker 27 Sept. 67/1 Zhukova's almost virtuosic uncommunicativeness seem to apply to all areas of her life, and her infinite unquotability has earned her a kind of fame among journalists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1821 |
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