finnyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɪni/, U.S.

/ˈfɪni/

Etymology: < fin n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

a. Provided with or having fins; finned.

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the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s)

finned1340

finny1590

pinnigerous1656

pinniferous1858

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. viii. sig. Kk5^v Proteus..Along the fomy waues driuing his finny droue.

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur iv. 94 The Finny, or the Feather'd Kind.

1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 142 With finny monsters teems the sea.

b. Of a person: With arms like fins.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1883 F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius vii Miss Skeat..looked tall and finny.

2. Of the nature of a fin; like a fin.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > relating to wings or fins > like a fin or flipper

finny1648

pinniform1730

flipper-like1889

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. Bb4 Never againe shall I with Finnie-Ore Put from, or draw unto the faithfull shore.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 133 Finny substances, standing out from each side like wings.

a. Of or pertaining to fish.

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the world > animals > fish > [adjective]

piscine1670

ichthyological1716

piscatorya1777

finny1831

ichthyic1846

piscatorial1853

ichthyal1874

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 965 Instinctive all with finny life.

b. Teeming with fish. Cf. fin n.¹ 1c.

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the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > full of fish

fishy1552

fishful1558

pisculent1656

finny1764

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 10 He..With patient angle trolls the finny deep.

1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 99 The headlong osprey..skims the finny flood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	finny
释义	finnyadj. Brit. /ˈfɪni/, U.S. /ˈfɪni/ Etymology: < fin n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Provided with or having fins; finned. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s) finned1340 finny1590 pinnigerous1656 pinniferous1858 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. viii. sig. Kk5^v Proteus..Along the fomy waues driuing his finny droue. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur iv. 94 The Finny, or the Feather'd Kind. 1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 142 With finny monsters teems the sea. b. Of a person: With arms like fins.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1883 F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius vii Miss Skeat..looked tall and finny. 2. Of the nature of a fin; like a fin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > relating to wings or fins > like a fin or flipper finny1648 pinniform1730 flipper-like1889 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. Bb4 Never againe shall I with Finnie-Ore Put from, or draw unto the faithfull shore. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 133 Finny substances, standing out from each side like wings. 3. a. Of or pertaining to fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > [adjective] piscine1670 ichthyological1716 piscatorya1777 finny1831 ichthyic1846 piscatorial1853 ichthyal1874 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 965 Instinctive all with finny life. b. Teeming with fish. Cf. fin n.¹ 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > full of fish fishy1552 fishful1558 pisculent1656 finny1764 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 10 He..With patient angle trolls the finny deep. 1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 99 The headlong osprey..skims the finny flood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1590
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