eaglyadj.

Brit.

/ˈiːɡli/, U.S.

/ˈiɡli/

Forms: 1600s–1700s 1900s– eagly, 2000s– eagley.

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

Etymology: < eagle n. + -y suffix¹.

Esp. of a person's eye or look: resembling that of an eagle; eagle-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [adjective] > of or belonging to eagle

eagled?1585

eagle-like1594

eagly1628

aquiline1656

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse i. 9 The sharpest and most Eagly eye.

1739 A. Hill Northern Star (ed. 5) 3 On Suns, not Comets, fix thy eagly Ken.

1940 F. Baker Miss Hargreaves ii. 27 Mother's tall..with..what you might call an eagle eye; Jim's tall..she's got the same eagly eyes. In fact, they're both rather eaglish people.

1957 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 9 Jan. 20/1 You put mumps on top of an eagly look and, brother, you got something.

2011 New Yorker 19 Sept. 28/2 Lowe is sixty-two, with bunny-white hair, an eagley nose, and an uncommonly solicitous manner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eagly
释义	eaglyadj. Brit. /ˈiːɡli/, U.S. /ˈiɡli/ Forms: 1600s–1700s 1900s– eagly, 2000s– eagley. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eagle n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < eagle n. + -y suffix¹. Esp. of a person's eye or look: resembling that of an eagle; eagle-like. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [adjective] > of or belonging to eagle eagled?1585 eagle-like1594 eagly1628 aquiline1656 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse i. 9 The sharpest and most Eagly eye. 1739 A. Hill Northern Star (ed. 5) 3 On Suns, not Comets, fix thy eagly Ken. 1940 F. Baker Miss Hargreaves ii. 27 Mother's tall..with..what you might call an eagle eye; Jim's tall..she's got the same eagly eyes. In fact, they're both rather eaglish people. 1957 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 9 Jan. 20/1 You put mumps on top of an eagly look and, brother, you got something. 2011 New Yorker 19 Sept. 28/2 Lowe is sixty-two, with bunny-white hair, an eagley nose, and an uncommonly solicitous manner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1628
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