dinglyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɪŋɡl̩i/,

/ˈdɪŋɡli/, U.S.

/ˈdɪŋɡ(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dingle n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < dingle n. + -y suffix¹.

Chiefly British.

(a) Having or characterized by small, deep valleys or hollows; cf. dingled adj. (b) Resembling or of the nature of a dingle (dingle n. 2). Esp. in dingly dell (sometimes used vaguely to evoke an idyllic rural setting).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [adjective] > small or deep

dingled1769

dingly1840

1827 J. Hodgson Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II I. 305/2 The trembling fugitive, before he could reach the dingly verge of the glen, heard the cry.

1840 J. Hodgson & J. Raine Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II III. 393/2 Stonecroft burn..joins the dingly channel of the brook.

1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 260 Sweet dingly dells and bosky bowers.

1950 A. Bryant Age of Elegance v. 103 Travelling through a landscape of buttercup meadows, dingly heaths and wooded hills.

2004 Independent (Compact ed.) 30 Mar. 33/4 They enjoy being surrounded by verdant meadows and dingly dells, but moan when the farmer sticks up a barn or something else essential to his livelihood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dingly
释义	dinglyadj. Brit. /ˈdɪŋɡl̩i/, /ˈdɪŋɡli/, U.S. /ˈdɪŋɡ(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dingle n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < dingle n. + -y suffix¹. Chiefly British. (a) Having or characterized by small, deep valleys or hollows; cf. dingled adj. (b) Resembling or of the nature of a dingle (dingle n. 2). Esp. in dingly dell (sometimes used vaguely to evoke an idyllic rural setting). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [adjective] > small or deep dingled1769 dingly1840 1827 J. Hodgson Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II I. 305/2 The trembling fugitive, before he could reach the dingly verge of the glen, heard the cry. 1840 J. Hodgson & J. Raine Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II III. 393/2 Stonecroft burn..joins the dingly channel of the brook. 1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 260 Sweet dingly dells and bosky bowers. 1950 A. Bryant Age of Elegance v. 103 Travelling through a landscape of buttercup meadows, dingly heaths and wooded hills. 2004 Independent (Compact ed.) 30 Mar. 33/4 They enjoy being surrounded by verdant meadows and dingly dells, but moan when the farmer sticks up a barn or something else essential to his livelihood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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