Gypsy-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪpsɪlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪpsiˌlaɪk/

Forms: see Gypsy n. and adj. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Gypsy n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < Gypsy n. + -like suffix.Compare the following earlier compound formed on gyptian n.:1597 T. L. Babylon is Fallen f. 15 A man of litle stature, square set,..litle eyes, thin heir'd, thinner berded,..his color foule and gypson-like.

A. adv.

In the manner of a Gypsy.

ΚΠ

1646 T. Gataker Shadowes without Substance 59^* To shew us your skill at fast and loose, Gypsie-like, you knit us a number of knots; and then..you loose them all again your selfe in a trice.

1855 M. W. Tyler Bk. without Title i. 9 Mira Dana..was the wildest, merriest being, that ever..danced gypsy-like through ‘deep tangled wildwoods’.

2011 L. Ceraveeni Hometown iii. 40 I would live gypsy-like, with the Vigor as my storage unit.

B. adj.

Resembling or characteristic of a Gypsy.

ΚΠ

1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Κειρομαντία: Art of Divining Ded. The Rarity of the Subject, and the Gipsy-like Esteem it hath amongst the Vulgar [etc.].

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 610 The heath was fringed by a wild gipsy-like camp of vast extent.

2017 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 11 Dec. 40 ‘Bohemian’..was a word often used at the time to describe people who had a wandering and unconventional lifestyle, almost gypsy-like and indeed, the description of a ‘Bohemian lifestyle’ is still used today.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gypsy-like
释义	Gypsy-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈdʒɪpsɪlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsiˌlaɪk/ Forms: see Gypsy n. and adj. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Gypsy n., -like suffix. Etymology: < Gypsy n. + -like suffix.Compare the following earlier compound formed on gyptian n.:1597 T. L. Babylon is Fallen f. 15 A man of litle stature, square set,..litle eyes, thin heir'd, thinner berded,..his color foule and gypson-like. A. adv. In the manner of a Gypsy. ΚΠ 1646 T. Gataker Shadowes without Substance 59^* To shew us your skill at fast and loose, Gypsie-like, you knit us a number of knots; and then..you loose them all again your selfe in a trice. 1855 M. W. Tyler Bk. without Title i. 9 Mira Dana..was the wildest, merriest being, that ever..danced gypsy-like through ‘deep tangled wildwoods’. 2011 L. Ceraveeni Hometown iii. 40 I would live gypsy-like, with the Vigor as my storage unit. B. adj. Resembling or characteristic of a Gypsy. ΚΠ 1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Κειρομαντία: Art of Divining Ded. The Rarity of the Subject, and the Gipsy-like Esteem it hath amongst the Vulgar [etc.]. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 610 The heath was fringed by a wild gipsy-like camp of vast extent. 2017 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 11 Dec. 40 ‘Bohemian’..was a word often used at the time to describe people who had a wandering and unconventional lifestyle, almost gypsy-like and indeed, the description of a ‘Bohemian lifestyle’ is still used today. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1646
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