“quacky”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

quacky

释义

▪ I. quacky, a.¹|ˈkwækɪ|
[f. quack n.¹ + -y¹.]
Inclined to quackery.
1836Southern Lit. Messenger II. 327 The critical department of this work..is in our opinion decidedly quacky.1846Poe Criticism Wks. 1864 III. 23 Who although a little quacky per se has..a whole legion of active quacks at his control.
▪ II. quacky, a.²|ˈkwækɪ|
[f. quack n.² + -y¹.]
Of voices: Having the harsh quality characteristic of the cry of a duck. Hence ˈquackiness.
1895Forum (N.Y.) June 502 Our women's voices are..hardened..into an habitual ‘quacky’ or metallic quality... ‘Quackiness’ and shrillness prevail less in the Southern States than in the Northern and Western.

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