widowishadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪdəʊɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪdoʊɪʃ/

Forms: see widow n. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < widow n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier widowly adj.

Of, characteristic of, or befitting a widow; resembling a widow.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adjective] > widowed > relating to or characteristic of widow

widowly1532

vidual?1550

widowish?1555

widow-like1577

widowed1609

widowy1628

?1555 Image of Idlenesse vii. sig. B.viii Ye shulde leaue your chast wyddowyshe lyfe.

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 60^v My wyddowish Couch.

1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 280 Turning and tossing..in hir widowishe bed.

1883 London Soc. Dec. 616/1 She was clad in black of widowish severity.

1933 C. S. Brooks Ital. Winter xiv. 177 A certain ‘Mrs. Snuggle’ is of such tempting manners, rather a billowy and widowish sort of lady.

2002 I. Knight Don't you want Me? iv. 44 What look do I go for? Slightly widowish, to make it clear that my life as a sexual being is now over, and that I know my place?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	widowish
释义	widowishadj. Brit. /ˈwɪdəʊɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwɪdoʊɪʃ/ Forms: see widow n. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < widow n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier widowly adj. Of, characteristic of, or befitting a widow; resembling a widow. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adjective] > widowed > relating to or characteristic of widow widowly1532 vidual?1550 widowish?1555 widow-like1577 widowed1609 widowy1628 ?1555 Image of Idlenesse vii. sig. B.viii Ye shulde leaue your chast wyddowyshe lyfe. 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 60^v My wyddowish Couch. 1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 280 Turning and tossing..in hir widowishe bed. 1883 London Soc. Dec. 616/1 She was clad in black of widowish severity. 1933 C. S. Brooks Ital. Winter xiv. 177 A certain ‘Mrs. Snuggle’ is of such tempting manners, rather a billowy and widowish sort of lady. 2002 I. Knight Don't you want Me? iv. 44 What look do I go for? Slightly widowish, to make it clear that my life as a sexual being is now over, and that I know my place? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1555
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