grovyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡrəʊvi/, U.S.

/ˈɡroʊvi/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s grovie, 1800s grovey.

Etymology: < grove n. + -y suffix¹.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grove; abounding in groves; situated in a grove.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [adjective] > of or relating to coppice or grove

grovy1594

1594 Willobie his Auisa i. f. 4^v Old Asues grandame is restor'd; Her grouie Caues are new refinde.

1606 J. Reynolds Dolarnys Primerose (1880) 61 Where Philomele, the weary time beguiles, In grouie shades.

a1652 I. Jones Most Notable Antiq. called Stone-Heng (1655) 91 See where Diana's grovy Temple stands.

a1652 I. Jones Most Notable Antiq. called Stone-Heng (1655) 91 Vitruvius cals her grovy [L. nemorensis] Diana.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 45 In the dry season these Grovy dwellings are very pleasant.

1834 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 35 17 One grovey wilderness of..trees.

1890 Cent. Mag. Aug. 488/2 The eye ranges far up over the green grovy floor between the mighty walls.

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

单词	grovy
释义	grovyadj. Brit. /ˈɡrəʊvi/, U.S. /ˈɡroʊvi/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s grovie, 1800s grovey. Etymology: < grove n. + -y suffix¹. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grove; abounding in groves; situated in a grove. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [adjective] > of or relating to coppice or grove grovy1594 1594 Willobie his Auisa i. f. 4^v Old Asues grandame is restor'd; Her grouie Caues are new refinde. 1606 J. Reynolds Dolarnys Primerose (1880) 61 Where Philomele, the weary time beguiles, In grouie shades. a1652 I. Jones Most Notable Antiq. called Stone-Heng (1655) 91 See where Diana's grovy Temple stands. a1652 I. Jones Most Notable Antiq. called Stone-Heng (1655) 91 Vitruvius cals her grovy [L. nemorensis] Diana. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 45 In the dry season these Grovy dwellings are very pleasant. 1834 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 35 17 One grovey wilderness of..trees. 1890 Cent. Mag. Aug. 488/2 The eye ranges far up over the green grovy floor between the mighty walls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1594
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