cupboardy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit. rare
    — Caroline and Amelia were rather short in their tempers that night at hair-brushing time, and Lucy was glad to have her funny little cupboardy room all to herself.
  2. Associated with cupboard love. archaic
    — Down, Jack, you cupboardy dog!" The rough terrier thus unceremoniously addressed had been making a tour of inspection round Else ever since her arrival; but a sudden impression that there was such a thing as bread and butter to be had overmastered curiosity, and turning away...he sat up on end and wagged his paws just in front of his mistress.

词形变化

more cupboardy comparative most cupboardy superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English cupboard
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English cupboardy
From cupboard + -y.
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