ajeeadv.adj.

Brit.

/əˈdʒiː/, U.S.

/əˈdʒi/, Scottish English

/əˈdʒi/, Irish English

/əˈdʒiː/

Forms: 1800s ajee (U.S.), 1900s– agee; English regional (northern) 1800s– ajee; Irish English (northern) 1800s– agee, 1900s– ajee; Scottish pre-1700 a gie, 1700s a jee, 1700s–1800s a-jee, 1800s– agee, 1800s– ajee.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a prep.¹, jee n.; a- prefix³, jee v.

Etymology: Either < a prep.¹ + jee n. (although the noun is first attested later), or < a- prefix³ + jee v. Perhaps compare earlier ajar adv.¹

Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern).

A. adv.

1. Of a door, gate, or window: so as to be slightly or partially open; ajar.

ΚΠ

1693 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence (ed. 2) 102 A young man..came to her Chamber door (which stood a gie).

1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch ix. 58 When the door was put ajee,..I gave Isaac a dram to keep his heart up.

1873 A. Anderson Song of Labour 51 If the door be left agee, ye slip oot to your wark.

1904 ‘K. L. Montgomery’ Major Weir vii. 89 The girl grasped the first opportunity of slipping unperceived to the chamber where the casement was set ajee.

1991 E. McDonald Gangan Fuit 44 Weill, ye can lave the casement o the muckle chaumer winnock ajee an the muin'll shine in owre.

2. So as to be askew, awry, or crooked; in a confused or mixed-up state; astray.

ΚΠ

1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 25 She..tumbling wi him on the Grass, Dung a her Cocker-Nonny, A Jee that Day.

1723 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. I. 61 Let ne'er a new whim ding thy fancy a-jee.

a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) v. 208 I wore my hat agee.

1880 A. Lang Golf in XXII Ballades in Blue China 4 Ye may heel her and send her agee.

1894 P. H. Hunter James Inwick 138 There's naethin sets the jidgment ajee like the thocht o' oor ain interests bein affeckit.

1928 S. A. Robertson With Double Tongue 13 Her faither, dour as grenite, At kirk and market glowered ajee.

1994 N. Watson in J. Watson Memories & Refl. 13 They walked the ‘straight and narrow way’. And never gaed agee.

B. adj. As predicate or complement.

1. Of a door, gate, or window: slightly or partially open; ajar. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 700 Come nae unless the back-yett be a-jee.

1844 J. Ballantine Miller of Deanhaugh i. 21 Ye'd better wait till the yett's ajee.

1875 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. I 7 Tint dur; its ajee.

1886 ‘H. Haliburton’ Horace in Homespun 10 An' Geordie wi' his jaws ajee A ballant roarin'!

1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo 25 There wasna' a leevin sowl aboot the fit o' the toon; nor a lum reekin, or a door agee.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 4/2 Ajee, agee,..2 of a door, gate, etc. ajar.

2. Askew, awry, crooked; that is in a confused or mixed-up state.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > crooked

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crumba1100

wrongc1175

crooked?c1225

crochedc1300

forcrookedc1305

miscrookeda1398

crumpleda1400

kirkeda1425

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awry1728

thraward1814

ajee1816

ahoo1828

crinkly-crankly1850

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cockeye1891

cockeyed1899

crookedy1907

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew

obliquate?a1425

cama1600

ajee1816

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skew-whiff1839

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catawampous1885

skewgee1890

cockeye1891

boss-eyed1898

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cockeyed1899

squiffy1941

akimbo1943

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality viii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 161 His brain was awee agee, but he was a braw preacher for a' that.

1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live xix. 186 A looking-glass that don't make you look as if your face was all agee.

1895 W. Stewart Lilts & Larks 59 On I sprauchled heid agee, Till against the wa' I labbit.

1905 Banffshire Jrnl. 28 Mar. 13 The railin' roun' the harbour quay Keeps folk frae droonin' when agee.

1916 B. Harraden Guiding Thread v. i. 275 Here was a man, abandoned by his wife, lonely, wretched, all agee with himself.

2003 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 29 Dec. 12 ‘Michty ay,’ said the aaproned mannie ahin the coonter wi a fite hat ajee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ajee
释义	ajeeadv.adj. Brit. /əˈdʒiː/, U.S. /əˈdʒi/, Scottish English /əˈdʒi/, Irish English /əˈdʒiː/ Forms: 1800s ajee (U.S.), 1900s– agee; English regional (northern) 1800s– ajee; Irish English (northern) 1800s– agee, 1900s– ajee; Scottish pre-1700 a gie, 1700s a jee, 1700s–1800s a-jee, 1800s– agee, 1800s– ajee. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a prep.¹, jee n.; a- prefix³, jee v. Etymology: Either < a prep.¹ + jee n. (although the noun is first attested later), or < a- prefix³ + jee v. Perhaps compare earlier ajar adv.¹ Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). A. adv. 1. Of a door, gate, or window: so as to be slightly or partially open; ajar. ΚΠ 1693 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence (ed. 2) 102 A young man..came to her Chamber door (which stood a gie). 1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch ix. 58 When the door was put ajee,..I gave Isaac a dram to keep his heart up. 1873 A. Anderson Song of Labour 51 If the door be left agee, ye slip oot to your wark. 1904 ‘K. L. Montgomery’ Major Weir vii. 89 The girl grasped the first opportunity of slipping unperceived to the chamber where the casement was set ajee. 1991 E. McDonald Gangan Fuit 44 Weill, ye can lave the casement o the muckle chaumer winnock ajee an the muin'll shine in owre. 2. So as to be askew, awry, or crooked; in a confused or mixed-up state; astray. ΚΠ 1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 25 She..tumbling wi him on the Grass, Dung a her Cocker-Nonny, A Jee that Day. 1723 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. I. 61 Let ne'er a new whim ding thy fancy a-jee. a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) v. 208 I wore my hat agee. 1880 A. Lang Golf in XXII Ballades in Blue China 4 Ye may heel her and send her agee. 1894 P. H. Hunter James Inwick 138 There's naethin sets the jidgment ajee like the thocht o' oor ain interests bein affeckit. 1928 S. A. Robertson With Double Tongue 13 Her faither, dour as grenite, At kirk and market glowered ajee. 1994 N. Watson in J. Watson Memories & Refl. 13 They walked the ‘straight and narrow way’. And never gaed agee. B. adj. As predicate or complement. 1. Of a door, gate, or window: slightly or partially open; ajar. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 700 Come nae unless the back-yett be a-jee. 1844 J. Ballantine Miller of Deanhaugh i. 21 Ye'd better wait till the yett's ajee. 1875 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. I 7 Tint dur; its ajee. 1886 ‘H. Haliburton’ Horace in Homespun 10 An' Geordie wi' his jaws ajee A ballant roarin'! 1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo 25 There wasna' a leevin sowl aboot the fit o' the toon; nor a lum reekin, or a door agee. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 4/2 Ajee, agee,..2 of a door, gate, etc. ajar. 2. Askew, awry, crooked; that is in a confused or mixed-up state. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > crooked wough862 crumba1100 wrongc1175 crooked?c1225 crochedc1300 forcrookedc1305 miscrookeda1398 crumpleda1400 kirkeda1425 camshoch1513 crooken1589 awry1728 thraward1814 ajee1816 ahoo1828 crinkly-crankly1850 unstraight1860 cockeye1891 cockeyed1899 crookedy1907 the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew obliquate?a1425 cama1600 ajee1816 askew1831 skew-whiff1839 splay1873 catawampous1885 skewgee1890 cockeye1891 boss-eyed1898 skewy1898 cockeyed1899 squiffy1941 akimbo1943 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality viii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 161 His brain was awee agee, but he was a braw preacher for a' that. 1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live xix. 186 A looking-glass that don't make you look as if your face was all agee. 1895 W. Stewart Lilts & Larks 59 On I sprauchled heid agee, Till against the wa' I labbit. 1905 Banffshire Jrnl. 28 Mar. 13 The railin' roun' the harbour quay Keeps folk frae droonin' when agee. 1916 B. Harraden Guiding Thread v. i. 275 Here was a man, abandoned by his wife, lonely, wretched, all agee with himself. 2003 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 29 Dec. 12 ‘Michty ay,’ said the aaproned mannie ahin the coonter wi a fite hat ajee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1693
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