Note: 45. 'apishly': with silly or ridiculous imitation. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentlewomans Companion] Reference
But his arms were apishly strong, and his brain still worked. From Wordnik.com. [Minnesota Menage] Reference
The behaviour of my lord to her, and of her to my lord, is free, yet respectful; and affectionate, but not apishly fond. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Charles Grandison] Reference
At last bolted in a shameless rascal, one of no grace either in words or gesture, and truly worthy of the house where he was; he also set up his voice, 'till apishly composing himself, as if he intended somewhat to the company, he mouth'd out these verses. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter] Reference
Laventhrope's son, and the King would give vent to some especially fat-witted jest, and Ormskirk would apishly grin and applaud. From Wordnik.com. [Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes] Reference
"Get a good dinner into you, lad, and then come and talk to me," he said, putting a great paw on my shoulder, and leering apishly. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Drove the Car] Reference
Shun all affectation in your behaviour; for Vertue admits of no such thing in her gesture or habit, but that which is proper, and not enforced; native or decent, and not what is apishly introduced. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentlewoman's Companion: or,%0AA Guide to the Female Sex] Reference
Unlike the famed and apishly simple HotOrNot, it's highly personal with names and reputations on the line as the crowd rates a target's intelligence, sexiness, classiness, and sense of humor, among other attributes. From Wordnik.com. [WebProNews Feed] Reference
In their infancy they begin to imitate the real animals about them, as my little girl made the cats and mice, but with an undercurrent of partial superstition -- a sense that there must be more in the creatures than they can see; also they catch up vividly any of the fancies of the baser nations round them, and repeat these more or less apishly, yet rapidly naturalizing and beautifying them. From Wordnik.com. [The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing] Reference
In their infancy they begin to imitate the real animals about them, as my little girl made the cats and mice, but with an under-current of partial superstition -- a sense that there must be more in the creatures than they can see; also they catch up vividly any of the fancies of the baser nations round them, and repeat these more or less apishly, yet rapidly naturalizing and beautifying them. From Wordnik.com. [Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870] Reference
Johnella said, astonished,“you don't say!” as Treble apishly smiled.“. From Wordnik.com. [Good Country. People.] Reference
Halfman leered apishly at him. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel] Reference
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