If you say that someone has a ~ voice or accent, you mean that they sound very upper-class. You usually use ~ to criticize the way someone speaks. (BRIT)
...precious, ~-voiced radio announcers.
ADJ disapproval
If you say that someone has a ~ voice or accent, you mean that they sound very upper-class. You usually use ~ to criticize the way someone speaks. (BRIT)
...precious, ~-voiced radio announcers.
ADJ disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012