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Definition of At first blush
1. Adverb. As a first impression. "At first blush the offer seemed attractive"
Definition of At first blush
1. Adverb. (rare) seemingly, apparently, ostensibly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of At First Blush
Literary usage of At first blush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"This at first blush sounds like an echo of William K. Vanderbilt's phrase, " D
the people." A tombstone might seem a strange place on which to find a ..."
2. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in Personal by William Tidd, Francis Joseph Troubat, Asa Israel Fish, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1856)
"... but must be such as appear at first blush to be outrageous, and indicate
passion or partiality in the jury :(/) And when a new trial is granted for ..."
3. Commentaries on American Law by Theophilus Parsons (1836)
"A verdict must be set aside for excessive damages, if they are such as are
unreasonable and outrageous, and which all mankind might at first blush see to be ..."
4. The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General Value and by John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman (1886)
"A verdict must be set aside for excessive damages, if they are such as are
unreasonable and outrageous, and which all mankind might at first blush see to be ..."
5. New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary by John Millhouse, Ferdinando Bracciforti (1889)
"... da —, in the beginning; firstly; (sul primo) in «ulle prime, at first blush,
at tbe commencement; cnmo — lo viili, as soon as I saw him; ..."
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