groupyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡruːpi/, U.S.

/ˈɡrupi/

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

Etymology: < group n. + -y suffix¹. With the specific use compare Oxford Group n., and also groupist adj.

Of the nature of or characteristic of a group or groups; spec. (somewhat depreciative) characteristic of the Oxford Group movement or its members (now rare).

ΚΠ

1873 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 1872 3 201 They all speak of the groupy character of the mountains, the grouping of the peaks, and the passes between them.

1934 R. Macaulay Going Abroad v. 49 The next thing will be..you'll go groupy.

1961 Economist 30 Dec. 1282/3 AA began as an offshoot of the Oxford Group, and some of its methods have a distinctly groupy tinge about them.

1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) ii. 117 This activity..seems to fill these peers of mine with warm, monkeyish, groupy comfort.

2010 S. T. Fiske Social Beings (ed. 2) xii. 483 They perceive themselves as more groupy, more of a psychological unit or entity, if the elevator stalls, because they develop a common fate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	groupy
释义	groupyadj. Brit. /ˈɡruːpi/, U.S. /ˈɡrupi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: group n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < group n. + -y suffix¹. With the specific use compare Oxford Group n., and also groupist adj. Of the nature of or characteristic of a group or groups; spec. (somewhat depreciative) characteristic of the Oxford Group movement or its members (now rare). ΚΠ 1873 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 1872 3 201 They all speak of the groupy character of the mountains, the grouping of the peaks, and the passes between them. 1934 R. Macaulay Going Abroad v. 49 The next thing will be..you'll go groupy. 1961 Economist 30 Dec. 1282/3 AA began as an offshoot of the Oxford Group, and some of its methods have a distinctly groupy tinge about them. 1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) ii. 117 This activity..seems to fill these peers of mine with warm, monkeyish, groupy comfort. 2010 S. T. Fiske Social Beings (ed. 2) xii. 483 They perceive themselves as more groupy, more of a psychological unit or entity, if the elevator stalls, because they develop a common fate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1873
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