growthyadj.

/ˈɡrəʊθi/

Etymology: < growth n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

local.

a. Promoting growth.

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1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 58 An' neist the sun to the hill heads did speal, An shed on plants an' trees a growthy heal.

1812 D. Souter Gen. View Agric. Banff App. 59 Sandy fields,..being..warm and growthy, soon entertain the communications of the dung.

1888 Sc. Leader 3 May 2 [At Edinburgh.] We have had a week of good ‘growthy’ weather, which has given a new appearance to the country.

b. Of good growth; capable of growing to a large size.

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1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 235 Growthy,..luxuriant..; of vegetables, growing crops, etc.

1884 Western Morning News 9 Aug. 1/5 The Bullocks are good growthy Devons.

1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 166 Such [lambs] are not desirable, and neither are those that do not appear to be growthy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	growthy
释义	growthyadj. /ˈɡrəʊθi/ Etymology: < growth n.¹ + -y suffix¹. local. a. Promoting growth. ΚΠ 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 58 An' neist the sun to the hill heads did speal, An shed on plants an' trees a growthy heal. 1812 D. Souter Gen. View Agric. Banff App. 59 Sandy fields,..being..warm and growthy, soon entertain the communications of the dung. 1888 Sc. Leader 3 May 2 [At Edinburgh.] We have had a week of good ‘growthy’ weather, which has given a new appearance to the country. b. Of good growth; capable of growing to a large size. ΚΠ 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 235 Growthy,..luxuriant..; of vegetables, growing crops, etc. 1884 Western Morning News 9 Aug. 1/5 The Bullocks are good growthy Devons. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 166 Such [lambs] are not desirable, and neither are those that do not appear to be growthy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1768
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