英和和英

形容詞

triggerish (comparative more triggerish, superlative most triggerish)

1. (まれに) Likely to be triggered or set off.
   • 1914, Fletcher Durell, Fundamental Sources of Efficiency (page 104)

     In other words all things are in a state of triggerish opportunity or danger.

   • 1915, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Nicky-Nan, Reservist (page 208)

     I didn' laugh at the moment, not bein' a triggerish chap at a joke. But it'll come in time. That's why I joined the sappers.

   • 1957, Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play (page 76)

     They are nervous, triggerish, energetic, and — oddly enough — physically enduring, as they must be to survive the New York, New Haven and Hartford.

   • 1972, Cumbria (volume 22, issues 1-9, page 517)

     Like many fire brigade men I have met, he is alert, very triggerish on the subject of fire risks, and warm-hearted. If the men in the Fire Service were not humane, more than anything else, they would not be in so risky an occupation.

2. (まれに) Likely to trigger or set off something.
   • 2005, Frank Sanello, Tweakers: How Crystal Meth is Ravaging Gay America (page 141)

     I found that when members of the group shared their experiences with crystal, the sex talk was 'triggerish' — i.e., it made him want to get high again and have sex.