单词 | gusty |
释义 | gustyadj.1 1. a. Of wind: Blowing in gusts or sudden violent blasts. Of weather, etc.: Marked by gusts or squalls of wind; fitfully windy or stormy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) > blowing in or characterized by gusts blasty1582 gusty1592 puffy1616 frettinga1665 squally1748 flawy1807 gustful1825 fretfula1849 1592 Testimonial 2 June in Princ. Navigations (1600) III. 845 Wee had great store of snowe, with some gustie weather. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. C2 Gustie flawes strook vp the very heeles Of our maine mast. 1798 R. Southey Ballad Ld. William in Poet. Wks. VI. 35 The tempest, as its sudden swell, In gusty howlings came. 1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall I. iv. 77 One gusty day, now stormy and now still. 1833 H. Martineau Loom & Lugger i. v. 91 You have no chance out of doors on a gusty night. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 2 The gusty rain dashed fiercely at intervals on the window panes. b. Of physical features and other objects: Blown upon, tossed, or disturbed by gusts of wind. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blown (upon) by wind windyOE yblowe1377 blown1552 wind-blown1593 weather-blown?1611 breezy1717 gusty1726 windswept1791 breeze-swept1872 blastful1883 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 217 From Malea's gusty cape his navy drove To bright Lucina's fane. 1818 J. Keats Endymion ii. 93 The gusty deep. 1820 J. Keats Eve of St. Agnes in Lamia & Other Poems 103 The long carpets rose along the gusty floor. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Mariana v, in Poems 17 In the white curtain, to and fro, She saw the gusty shadow sway. 1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems i. ii The gods..bade the winds through space impel the gusty toy. c. Emitting air or wind in gusts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [adjective] > blowing air huffing1605 gusty1832 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 31 321 Their gusty nostrils blew Steams of thick vapour. 1844 L. Hunt Poems 162 Ever and anon there roll'd The gusty organ. 2. figurative. Given to or marked by sudden bursts of feeling or fitful action; (of action, etc.) coming in fits or bursts. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective] > given to outbursts of excitement gusty1690 spasmodic1832 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 231 In a warm gusty fit of Devotion. 1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxiii. 34 As an experienced officer he knew the gusty passions of the veterans. 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha ii. 31 Hearing still the gusty laughter. 1870 W. Thornbury Tour Eng. II. xx. 61 The quarrelsome Montagues and Capulets of those gusty days. 1870 R. W. Dale Week-day Serm. viii. 185 The gusty temper of the disputants. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xliv. 13 Whereat a cold chill, soon a gusty cough in fits Shook, shook me ever. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gustyadj.2 Chiefly Scottish. Tasty, savoury, appetizing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] likingeOE goodOE lickerousc1275 deliciousa1325 daintya1382 dainteousc1386 daintiful1393 delicatea1398 merrya1398 savourlyc1400 liciousc1420 savourousa1425 daintethc1430 lustyc1430 feelsomea1450 nuttya1450 seasonablea1475 delicativec1475 unctuous1495 well-tasteda1500 daintive1526 savoury1533 exquisite1561 spicy1562 well-relished?1575 finger-licking1584 toothsome1584 taste-pleasinga1586 daint1590 relishsome1593 lickerish1595 tastesome1598 friand1599 tooth-tempting1603 relishing1605 well-relishing1608 neat1609 hungry1611 palate-pleasing1611 tasteful1611 palatea1617 tastya1617 palatable1619 toothful1622 sipid1623 unsoured1626 famelic1631 tasteablea1641 piquant1645 sapid1646 saporousa1670 slape1671 palativea1682 flavorous1697 nice1709 well-flavoured1717 gusty1721 flavoury1727 fine-palated1735 unrepulsive1787 degustatory1824 zesty1826 peckish1845 mouth-watering1847 flavoursome1853 unreasty1853 unrancida1855 relishy1864 toothy1864 flavoured1867 tasty-looking1867 hungrifying1886 velvety1888 snappy1892 zippy1911 savoursome1922 delish1953 1721 A. Ramsay Prospect of Plenty 67 The rantin Germans, Russians, and the Poles, Shall feast with pleasure on our gusty sholes. 1786 R. Burns Poems 25 Just a wee drap sp'ritual burn in, An' gusty sucker! 1802 C. Lamb John Woodvil iii These high and gusty relishes of life. 1854 Fraser's Mag. 49 105 ‘Cock-a-leekie’, one of the most gusty of Scotch dishes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11592adj.21721 |
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