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单词 mossback
释义

mossback

noun

moss·​back ˈmȯs-ˌbak How to pronounce mossback (audio)
1
: a large sluggish fish (such as a largemouth bass)
2
: an extremely old-fashioned or reactionary person : fogy
mossbacked
ˈmȯs-ˌbakt How to pronounce mossback (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • antediluvian
  • Colonel Blimp
  • dodo
  • fogy
  • fogey
  • fossil
  • fud
  • fuddy-duddy
  • reactionary
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • stuffed shirt
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Example Sentences

those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed
Recent Examples on the Web This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mossback

noun

as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • conservative
  • fogy
  • antediluvian
  • fossil
  • veteran
  • fogey
  • stuffed shirt
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • reactionary
  • rightist
  • fud
  • dodo
  • fuddy-duddy
  • mandarin
  • Colonel Blimp
  • old hand
  • Tory
  • old maid
  • old-timer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberal
  • trendy
  • modern
  • hipster
  • progressive
  • radical
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