pouty

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger. (of a person)
    — 1799, Cassandra Leigh Cook, Battleridge, London: Cawthorn, Volume 1, Chapter 5, p. 77, ‘My dear Doctor,’ said he, ‘this wrathful man thinks you have been unsuccessful, and is primed to be pouty; let us enjoy the pleasure of discovery by a little delay; […] ’
  2. Shaped into a pout; (of lips) protruding (often implying sulkiness or flirtiness). (of a mouth)
    — 1851, Donald Grant Mitchell (as Ik. Marvel.), Dream Life, New York: Scribner, Chapter 5, pp. 239-240, Was there ever a baby seen, or even read of, like that baby! […] he is a little pouty about the mouth—but such a mouth!
  3. Characterized by pouting. (of an action or quality)
    — Where other actresses offer us a sort of pouty boredom which yet seeks to flirt with the audience, Huppert presents severity, anger, and an irritation raised to the condition of nausea.

词形变化

poutier comparative poutiest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
poutish
衍生词
poutily poutiness

词源

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