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Lucrezia Posted 19 years ago
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prissy dabbling

0 Irony means at once having and not having. Irony involves a 01b00prissy dabbling02b00, a disavowal..02br
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00Please explain what a prissy dabbling is, or rephrase.02br
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0 I think it's01b 00 dabbing02b 00:02br 02br 00 ----------02br 01b 00pris·sy 02b 02br 02br 00 1 : prim and precise : affectedly proper : PRIGGISH, FINICKY02br 00 2 : lacking in masculine vigor : 01font 00SISSIFIED <the elevated little finger02br 00 of the prissy tea drinker -- Fred Majdalany>02font 02br 00 ----------02br 01b 00dab02b 02br 02br 00 2 a : to strike or touch lightly : PAT <01font 00she dabbed her eyes with her02br 00 pocket handkerchief 02font 00-- Rudyard Kipling> b : to cause to strike <dab a02br 00 paintbrush against the surface> : apply lightly to (as with a dabber)02br 02br 05002br 00 ---------0240

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 I think it's01b 00 dabbing02b 00:02br 02br 00 ----------02br 01b 00pris·sy 02b 02br 02br 00 1 : prim and precise : affectedly proper : PRIGGISH, FINICKY02br 00 2 : lacking in masculine vigor : 01font 00SISSIFIED <the elevated little finger02br 00 of the prissy tea drinker -- Fred Majdalany>02font 02br 00 ----------02br 01b 00dab02b 02br 02br 00 2 a : to strike or touch lightly : PAT <01font 00she dabbed her eyes with her02br 00 pocket handkerchief 02font 00-- Rudyard Kipling> b : to cause to strike <dab a02br 00 paintbrush against the surface> : apply lightly to (as with a dabber)02br 02br 05002br 00 ---------0240
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0 I think it's01b00 dabbing02b00:02br
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01b00pris·sy 02b02br
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00 2 : lacking in masculine vigor : 01font00SISSIFIED <the elevated little finger02br
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0 No, it's 01b00dabbling02b00. It is a line from a novel.0-
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0 Dabbling - to do something in a half-hearted manner, to do only the basic levels of something, to do something in a non-serious way. 0-
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0 OK: 01b02br
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00 Function: 01i00noun02i02br
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01b00:02b00 01font00a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment02font00<hi
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0 Thank you both Nona and Marius. I use the same dictionary. But I still can't grasp the meaning of that expression.0-
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0 Doing something in an 01b00affected manner02b00, and only on a 01b00superficial02b00 level. 0-
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0 Thank you for your time and patience.0-
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