pukey

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc. informal
    — The walls in this abandoned waiting area were painted a pukey orange, compounding the feeling of queasiness I'd had since breakfast.
  2. Inclined to vomit; sick. informal
    — His heart was thumping harder than ever, and it was impossible to tell if the sickish, pukey feeling deep down in his belly was relief or terror.
  3. Vile; contemptible. informal
    — Biocky, unimaginative, and the pukey colour scheme has you searching out those Blues Brothers sun-glasses you bought on holiday last year, just before they went out of fashion.

词形变化

pukier comparative pukiest superlative puky alternative

词源

From puke + -y. Compare German Low German pukig (“sickly, unhealthy, ailing”).
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