单词 | sniffish |
释义 | sniffish in British English (ˈsnɪfɪʃ) adjective somewhat or rather sniffy; contemptuous sniffish in American English (ˈsnɪfɪʃ) adjective haughtily disdainful; contemptuous a sniffish dowager Word origin [1920–25; sniff + -ish1]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: follow-up, self-service, ski jump, slalom, zipper-ish is a suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of “belonging to”(British; Danish; English; Spanish); “after the manner of,” “having the characteristics of,” “like” (babyish; girlish; mulish); “addicted to,” “inclined or tending to” (bookish; freakish); “near or about” (fiftyish; sevenish) |
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