penguinlessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

penguinless (not comparable)

1. Without penguins.
   • 1970 April 19, Pat McDonnell, “Project Penguin fowls out”, in Independent Press-Telegram, volume 19, number 36, Long Beach, Calif., →OCLC, page W-1, column 2:

     This yearning to hear the pitter-patter of penguin feet is no sudden whim. When a teen-ager, I entertained thoughts of the two of us walking side-by-side on the beach or strolling through shopping centers. As time passed, I knew I must take action or go penguinless through life.

   • 1989, Pilliard Dickle, “The Palace Calendar”, in The Calendar World of Pilliard Dickle: A Collection of Unique Poster Calendars, Good for All Eternity, Marietta, Ga.: Longstreet Press, →ISBN, page 22, column 2:

     I didn’t leave empty-handed though—I absconded with Oddle. I thought he’d make a nice pet and traveling companion. Also, I thought that leaving Tez penguinless might put a dent in his demented carryings-on.*

     *I’ve always wanted to use the word “penguinless.”

   • 1993, Ranulph Fiennes, chapter 2, in Mind Over Matter: The Epic Crossing of the Antarctic Continent, London: Mandarin, published 1994, →ISBN, page 35:

     ‘Penguins?’ I asked our Spanish guide. ‘Si, si, si,’ he agreed with an encouraging grin and plunged on through the penguinless seascape.