| 单词 |
twittery |
| 释义 |
▪ I. twittery, a.1|ˈtwɪtərɪ| [f. twitter n.1 1 or v.1 + -y.] Apt to twitter or tremble; feeble, shaky; also fig.
1883L. Wingfield A. Rowe II. iv. 92 Olivia was..twittery, nervous and sensitive. 1889Cornh. Mag. July 69 A feeble, twittery tale of love. 1907Una L. Silberrad Gd. Comrade ii, The Captain was rather twittery at lunch. ▪ II. ˈtwittery, a.2 Sc. [f. twitter n.3 or v.2] ‘Slender; properly, spun very small’ (Jam.).
1819Edinb. Even. Cour. 1 July (Jam.), Clothing..far afore the twittery worn-wabs made now-a-days. |
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