单词 | affiché |
释义 | affichéadj. Now rare. Characterized by flamboyant or showy display; extravagant, ostentatious. Cf. afficher v. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] rankOE peacockly?a1425 ruffling1531 garish1545 peacockish1551 peacock-like1576 ostentatious1590 fastuous?1591 flaring1593 flantitanting1596 ostentive1599 ostentative1601 showful1607 flourishable1614 flourishing1616 flaunting1624 ostentous1624 ostentatory1638 swasha1640 fanfaron1670 paradeful1748 ostensible1782 epideictic1790 fandangous1797 flashy1801 affiché1818 show-off1818 splashing1820 flaunty1825 splash-and-dash1830 pretentious1832 flash1836 splashy1836 pretenceful1841 swanky1842 peacocky1844 fantysheeny1847 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 pretensivea1868 duchessy1870 swagger1879 lavish1882 splurging1884 show-offy1890 razzmatazz1900 show-offish1903 whoop-de-do1904 Ritz1908 split-arse1917 swanking1918 ritzy1919 fantoosh1920 knock-me-down1922 showboating1936 showboat1939 hellzapoppin'1945 zazzy1961 glitzy1966 sploshy1966 zhuzhy1968 noncy1989 bling1999 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 155 The conversation turned upon Madame de Stael, which I thought might a little discompose Madame Constant, as ‘Benjamin the Ruler’ was the most affiché of Corrina's patiti. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags I. vii. 129 No reception, no garden party..[was] fashionably affiché without being visited by him. 1903 H. James Better Sort 109 ‘They like, for the most part, we suppose, a studied, outrageous affichage, and they must have thoroughly enjoyed it.’ ‘Ah, but it was only that... Only affiché. Only outrageous.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1818 |
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