单词 | counterword |
释义 | counterword[ koun-ter-wurd ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌwɜrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterword ON THESAURUS.COM nouna word, often of short-lived popularity, widely used as an almost meaningless, automatic response. a word that has come to be used with a meaning much less specific than that which it had originally, as swell, awful, or terrific. Origin of counterwordFirst recorded in 1670–80; counter1 + word Words nearby counterwordcountervail, countervailing duty, counterview, counterweigh, counterweight, counterword, counterwork, countess, count for, count in, counting chamber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterword
British Dictionary definitions for counterwordcounterword / (ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːd) / nouna word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as tremendous or awful Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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