Meaning of as who should say | Babel Free
Definitions
as if one should say, as if to say; so to say; in a manner of speaking.
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Examples
“As who ſhould ſay, I am ſir an Oracle, / And when I ope my lips, let no dogge bark.”
“He doth nothing but frowne, as who ſhould ſay, and you will not haue me, chooſe : he heares merrie tales and ſmiles not […]”
“The clowdy Meſſenger turnes me his backe, / And hums; as who ſhould ſay, you'l rue the time / That clogges me with this Anſwer.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.