dronyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈdrəʊni/, U.S.

/ˈdroʊni/

Forms: see drone n.¹ and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < drone n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dronish adj.

Now rare.

Having the characteristics of a male bee (see drone n.¹ 1), esp. lazy, indolent, sluggish; (also) characterized by dull or repetitive activity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective]

sweerc725

foridledc1230

idlea1300

faintc1325

recrayed1340

slewful1340

nicea1398

sleuthya1400

delicate?c1400

sleuthfulc1400

slothfulc1400

sloth1412

lurdanc1480

luskinga1500

luskish15..

droning1509

bumbard?a1513

slottery1513

desidiousa1540

lazy1549

slovening1549

truanta1550

sleuth1567

litherly1573

truantly1579

dronish1580

lubberly1580

truant-like1583

shiftless1584

sluggard1594

fat1598

lusky1604

sweatless1606

clumse1611

easeful1611

loselly1611

do-littlea1613

sluggardisha1627

pigritious1638

drony1653

murcid1656

thokisha1682

shammockinga1704

indolent1710

huddroun1721

nothing-doing1724

desidiose1727

lusk1775

slack-twisted1794

sweert1817

bone-lazya1825

lurgy1828

straight-backed1830

do-nothing1832

slobbish1833

bone idle1836

slouch1837

lotophagous1841

shammocky1841

bein1847

thoky1847

lotus-eating1852

fainéant1855

sluggardly1865

lazy-boned1875

do-naught1879

easy-going1879

lazyish1892

slobbed1962

1653 E. Waterhouse Two Brief Medit. 44 Wit in his drony brains hath made no hive.

1772 New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 5th 28 A creature dull and droney, Of doubtful sex, and call'd a Maccaroni.

a1784 S. Johnson in H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson (1786) 106 To restrain a man from drony solitude and useless retirement.

1855 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 34 We led a regular drony life (not drony in the full meaning of the word, but drony so far as that there was no change, our only recreation being to rub our mosquito bites, to torment the flies, and to bury our dead after the nightly encounters with the Russians).

1916 J. H. Cohen Law xvii. 241 We are no longer a sleepy, drony lot. To-day we are quick.

2010 @tabarnhart 3 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 6 Sept. 2019) Small biz provides more jobs, a more solid foundation, less drony jobs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dronyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈdrəʊni/, U.S.

/ˈdroʊni/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone n.², -y suffix¹; drone v.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < either drone n.² or drone v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier droning adj.²

Characterized by a continuous steady deep humming or buzzing sound, or a monotonous, dull tone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound

droning1601

drony1754

monotone1770

monotonous1774

toneless1833

droned1863

strumming1887

1754 T. Gray Elegy (ed. 9) 5 All the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his drony [1751 droning] flight.

1822 G. Wilkins et al. Body & Soul I. 97 The bats were wheeling their drony flights.

1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 35 That drony vacuum of compulsory prayer.

1987 Sunday Times (Nexis) 13 Sept. Nondescript drony music.

2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. c9 In his flat, drony voice, Paul dispatched two of his biggest hits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drony
释义	dronyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈdrəʊni/, U.S. /ˈdroʊni/ Forms: see drone n.¹ and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < drone n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dronish adj. Now rare. Having the characteristics of a male bee (see drone n.¹ 1), esp. lazy, indolent, sluggish; (also) characterized by dull or repetitive activity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] sweerc725 foridledc1230 idlea1300 faintc1325 recrayed1340 slewful1340 nicea1398 sleuthya1400 delicate?c1400 sleuthfulc1400 slothfulc1400 sloth1412 lurdanc1480 luskinga1500 luskish15.. droning1509 bumbard?a1513 slottery1513 desidiousa1540 lazy1549 slovening1549 truanta1550 sleuth1567 litherly1573 truantly1579 dronish1580 lubberly1580 truant-like1583 shiftless1584 sluggard1594 fat1598 lusky1604 sweatless1606 clumse1611 easeful1611 loselly1611 do-littlea1613 sluggardisha1627 pigritious1638 drony1653 murcid1656 thokisha1682 shammockinga1704 indolent1710 huddroun1721 nothing-doing1724 desidiose1727 lusk1775 slack-twisted1794 sweert1817 bone-lazya1825 lurgy1828 straight-backed1830 do-nothing1832 slobbish1833 bone idle1836 slouch1837 lotophagous1841 shammocky1841 bein1847 thoky1847 lotus-eating1852 fainéant1855 sluggardly1865 lazy-boned1875 do-naught1879 easy-going1879 lazyish1892 slobbed1962 1653 E. Waterhouse Two Brief Medit. 44 Wit in his drony brains hath made no hive. 1772 New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 5th 28 A creature dull and droney, Of doubtful sex, and call'd a Maccaroni. a1784 S. Johnson in H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson (1786) 106 To restrain a man from drony solitude and useless retirement. 1855 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 34 We led a regular drony life (not drony in the full meaning of the word, but drony so far as that there was no change, our only recreation being to rub our mosquito bites, to torment the flies, and to bury our dead after the nightly encounters with the Russians). 1916 J. H. Cohen Law xvii. 241 We are no longer a sleepy, drony lot. To-day we are quick. 2010 @tabarnhart 3 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 6 Sept. 2019) Small biz provides more jobs, a more solid foundation, less drony jobs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dronyadj.² Brit. /ˈdrəʊni/, U.S. /ˈdroʊni/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: drone n.², -y suffix¹; drone v.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < either drone n.² or drone v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier droning adj.² Characterized by a continuous steady deep humming or buzzing sound, or a monotonous, dull tone. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound droning1601 drony1754 monotone1770 monotonous1774 toneless1833 droned1863 strumming1887 1754 T. Gray Elegy (ed. 9) 5 All the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his drony [1751 droning] flight. 1822 G. Wilkins et al. Body & Soul I. 97 The bats were wheeling their drony flights. 1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 35 That drony vacuum of compulsory prayer. 1987 Sunday Times (Nexis) 13 Sept. Nondescript drony music. 2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. c9 In his flat, drony voice, Paul dispatched two of his biggest hits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1653adj.²1754
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