adverb (or adjective)
: of laborious study or excogitation : of strain or effort : without spontaneity, inspiration, or reality
refined or artificial, smelling a little of the lamp — B.N.Cardozo
a theory born of the lamp — Russell Lord
adverb (or adjective)
: of laborious study or excogitation : of strain or effort : without spontaneity, inspiration, or reality
refined or artificial, smelling a little of the lamp — B.N.Cardozo
a theory born of the lamp — Russell Lord
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012