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pacey, a.|ˈpeɪsɪ|
Also pacy.
[f. pace n.1 + -y1.]
Having pace or speed; fast. (lit. and fig.)
1906J. J. Munro Let. to F. J. Furnivall (MS.) 25 Aug., In the practice of the day before yesterday, Cantab was perceptibly the pacier boat. 1927Observer 29 May 28/4 These hitters, when once they get a real start, play havoc with pacey bowling. 1967Listener 25 May 688/2 The production..is..pacey and vivid. 1968Daily Mirror 27 Aug. 7/2 This is considered very pacey, which is the new word for trendy. Nobody, but nobody, says trendy any more. 1969C. Booker Neophiliacs ii. 48 The whole world..had been reduced to the same grainy, pacy, ever more ‘realistic’ dream. 1969Pony July 512/1 Show Jumping Summer is a ‘pacey’ book, in which events follow each other in quick succession. 1977Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 17 (Advt.), The Celeste's low slung, pacey appearance isn't just for show. The 2 litre model has a top speed of 105 mph. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Feb. 145/4 (Advt.), Pacy, turbulent story with an excellent and authentically researched diamond mining setting. |