gimadj.

/dʒɪm/

Forms: Also 1500s gym, 1700s jim.

Etymology: perhaps a variant of jimp adj.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

Smart, spruce.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim

netc1330

pertc1330

cleanc1386

nicec1400

picked?c1425

dapperc1440

feata1471

gim1513

trig1513

well-trimmedc1513

trick1533

smirk1534

tricksy1552

neat1559

netty1573

deft1579

primpc1590

briska1593

smug1598

spruce1598

sprink1602

terse1602

compt1632

nitle1673

sprig1675

snod1691

tight1697

smugged1706

snug1714

pensy1718

fitty1746

jemmy1751

sprucy1774

smartc1778

natty1785

spry1806

perjink1808

soigné1821

nutty1823

toiletted1823

taut1829

spick and span1846

spicy1846

groomed1853

spiffy1853

well-groomed1865

bandboxy1870

perjinkity1880

spick-span1888

bandbox1916

tiddly1925

whip-smart1937

spit and polish1950

spit-and-polished1977

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xii. Prol. 161 The payntit povne, pasand with plomys gym, Kest vp his taill.

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) v. 14 In May gois gentill wemen gymmer, In gardynis grene thair grumis to glaid.

1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy i. iii He's as fine as a prince, and as gim as the best of them.

1755 in H. Walpole Let. 17 July in Corr. (1820) I. 422 Though Surry boasts its Oatlands, And Claremont kept so jim.

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. xxi. 34 Lasses..Gay as May-morning, tidy, gim, and clean.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Gim, Gimmy, spruce, neat, smart.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	gim
释义	gimadj. /dʒɪm/ Forms: Also 1500s gym, 1700s jim. Etymology: perhaps a variant of jimp adj. Obsolete exc. dialect. Smart, spruce. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xii. Prol. 161 The payntit povne, pasand with plomys gym, Kest vp his taill. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) v. 14 In May gois gentill wemen gymmer, In gardynis grene thair grumis to glaid. 1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy i. iii He's as fine as a prince, and as gim as the best of them. 1755 in H. Walpole Let. 17 July in Corr. (1820) I. 422 Though Surry boasts its Oatlands, And Claremont kept so jim. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. xxi. 34 Lasses..Gay as May-morning, tidy, gim, and clean. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Gim, Gimmy, spruce, neat, smart. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1513
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