单词 | witty-brained |
释义 | > as lemmaswitty-brained Parasynthetic and adverbial, as witty-brained, witty-conceited, witty-feigned, witty-pated, witty-pretty adjs. (all in sense 2, and obsolete or archaic). ΚΠ 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 50 Some politique delegatory Scipio, or witty pated Petito. 1600 N. Breton Strange Fortunes Two Excellent Princes 14 No lesse witty conceited of her dreame, then noting the cariage of her humor. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 216 Iapetus wittie-fained sonne. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 60 Queint wittie-prettie Toyes. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 310 The smart witty-pated lawyers. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. ii*. 81 A witty-brained..and accomplished courtier. < as lemmas |
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