oafish

形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈoʊfɪʃ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
    — "I don't wanter hyar uv nary one uv my gals bein' seen on airy street uv thisyer town, a-havin' no flirty flatter talk with thet wild Culberton younun!" was the popular edict that lazy, oafish fathers shot across dinner tables—as they packed down knivesful of baked chicken dressing, and “sooed" saucers of coffee through long mustaches, like muddy water seeping through broom grass!

词形变化

more oafish comparative most oafish superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English oaf
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English oafish
From oaf + -ish.
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