kwaaiadj.

Brit.

/kwʌɪ/, U.S.

/kwaɪ/, South African English

/kwaɪ/

Forms:

α. 1800s kwaad, 1800s kwad, 1900s– kwaat.

β. 1800s– kwai, 1900s– kwaai, 1900s– kwi, 1900s– quaai.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch kwaad; Afrikaans kwaai.

Etymology: < South African Dutch kwaad and its reflex Afrikaans kwaai bad, evil (Dutch kwaad : see quede adj.).

South African.

1. Bad-tempered, angry; aggressive, fierce. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective]

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hotOE

on fireOE

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dispassionate1635

bristlinga1639

peltish1648

sultry1671

on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672

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ugly1687

sorea1694

glimflashy1699

enraged1732

spunky1809

cholerous1822

kwaai1827

wrathy1828

angersome1834

outraged1836

irate1838

vex1843

raring1845

waxy1853

stiff1856

scotty1867

bristly1872

hot under the collar1879

black angry1894

spitfire1894

passionful1901

ignorant1913

hairy1914

snaky1919

steamed1923

uptight1934

broigus1937

lemony1941

ripped1941

pissed1943

crooked1945

teed off1955

ticked off1959

ripe1966

torqued1967

bummed1970

the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > wild or vicious

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wrothOE

keenOE

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kwaai1827

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1827 G. Thompson Trav. I. 129 The lions on the opposite side were more kwaad (angry or fierce) than those where we now were.

1852 C. Barter Dorp & Veld 57 The Boers meanwhile smiled and said that Mr.—— was a kwaad (angry) man.

1866 E. L. Price Let. 25 Oct. in Jrnls. (1956) 240 They said I was ‘kwad!’ & not long after went home.

1900 B. Mitford Aletta 29 ‘Now we have made him kwaat,’ said Andrina. ‘See now, I'll get him to laugh again.’.. ‘That has made him more kwaat than ever,’ whispered Condaas.

1955 L. G. Green Karoo 127 It takes courage of a high order to break the neck of a kwaai ostrich as a coloured mother did.

1987 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 26 Aug. 2 The ‘kwaai’ months—August, September and October, when the weather at sea is rough and catches are poor.

1988 Pace (S. Afr.) June 4 Townships in the Kwa-Zulu capital of Ulundi are known for four things: vat-en-sits, early marriages, alcoholism and kwaai wives.

2014 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Cobra (2015) xxxix. 237 Paint contractors, those people are kwaai, aunty.

2. slang. Excellent, great, fantastic; ‘cool’.

ΚΠ

1974 Eng. Usage in Southern Afr. 5 6 Kwaai, a general term of approval, retaining only the force of ‘kwaai’ not the meaning—denotes anything from ‘good’ to ‘beautiful’..a kwaai movie. She's a kwaai goose.

1980 E. Patel They came at Dawn 9 The music is kwaai but nobody wants to d-a-n-c-e.

1981 St. Martin's Chron. 3 June Kwi,..extremely good, marvellous—‘a kwi hamburger’.

2014 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Cobra (2015) xxxii. 197 Everyone was in transit, and there weren't kwaai valuables to steal.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kwaai
释义	kwaaiadj. Brit. /kwʌɪ/, U.S. /kwaɪ/, South African English /kwaɪ/ Forms: α. 1800s kwaad, 1800s kwad, 1900s– kwaat. β. 1800s– kwai, 1900s– kwaai, 1900s– kwi, 1900s– quaai. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch kwaad; Afrikaans kwaai. Etymology: < South African Dutch kwaad and its reflex Afrikaans kwaai bad, evil (Dutch kwaad : see quede adj.). South African. 1. Bad-tempered, angry; aggressive, fierce. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] irrec825 gramec893 wemodc897 wrothc950 bolghenc1000 gramelyc1000 hotOE on fireOE brathc1175 moodyc1175 to-bollenc1175 wrethfulc1175 wraw?c1225 agrameda1300 wrathfula1300 agremedc1300 hastivec1300 irousa1340 wretheda1340 aniredc1350 felonc1374 angryc1380 upreareda1382 jealous1382 crousea1400 grieveda1400 irefula1400 mada1400 teena1400 wraweda1400 wretthy14.. angryc1405 errevousa1420 wrothy1422 angereda1425 passionatec1425 fumous1430 tangylc1440 heavy1452 fire angry1490 wrothsomea1529 angerful?1533 wrothful?1534 wrath1535 provoked1538 warm1547 vibrant1575 chauffe1582 fuming1582 enfeloned1596 incensed1597 choleric1598 inflameda1600 raiseda1600 exasperate1601 angried1609 exasperated1611 dispassionate1635 bristlinga1639 peltish1648 sultry1671 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 nangry1681 ugly1687 sorea1694 glimflashy1699 enraged1732 spunky1809 cholerous1822 kwaai1827 wrathy1828 angersome1834 outraged1836 irate1838 vex1843 raring1845 waxy1853 stiff1856 scotty1867 bristly1872 hot under the collar1879 black angry1894 spitfire1894 passionful1901 ignorant1913 hairy1914 snaky1919 steamed1923 uptight1934 broigus1937 lemony1941 ripped1941 pissed1943 crooked1945 teed off1955 ticked off1959 ripe1966 torqued1967 bummed1970 the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > wild or vicious wildc725 wrothOE keenOE ramagec1300 fell?c1335 furiousc1374 fierce1377 ramageousa1398 eagerc1405 savage1447 naughtyc1460 criminal1477 ill1480 shrewd1509 mankind1519 roidc1540 mad1565 horn-mad1579 fierceful1607 man-keen1607 indomite1617 fellish1638 ferocious1646 ferousa1652 ferinea1676 kwaai1827 skelm1827 1827 G. Thompson Trav. I. 129 The lions on the opposite side were more kwaad (angry or fierce) than those where we now were. 1852 C. Barter Dorp & Veld 57 The Boers meanwhile smiled and said that Mr.—— was a kwaad (angry) man. 1866 E. L. Price Let. 25 Oct. in Jrnls. (1956) 240 They said I was ‘kwad!’ & not long after went home. 1900 B. Mitford Aletta 29 ‘Now we have made him kwaat,’ said Andrina. ‘See now, I'll get him to laugh again.’.. ‘That has made him more kwaat than ever,’ whispered Condaas. 1955 L. G. Green Karoo 127 It takes courage of a high order to break the neck of a kwaai ostrich as a coloured mother did. 1987 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 26 Aug. 2 The ‘kwaai’ months—August, September and October, when the weather at sea is rough and catches are poor. 1988 Pace (S. Afr.) June 4 Townships in the Kwa-Zulu capital of Ulundi are known for four things: vat-en-sits, early marriages, alcoholism and kwaai wives. 2014 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Cobra (2015) xxxix. 237 Paint contractors, those people are kwaai, aunty. 2. slang. Excellent, great, fantastic; ‘cool’. ΚΠ 1974 Eng. Usage in Southern Afr. 5 6 Kwaai, a general term of approval, retaining only the force of ‘kwaai’ not the meaning—denotes anything from ‘good’ to ‘beautiful’..a kwaai movie. She's a kwaai goose. 1980 E. Patel They came at Dawn 9 The music is kwaai but nobody wants to d-a-n-c-e. 1981 St. Martin's Chron. 3 June Kwi,..extremely good, marvellous—‘a kwi hamburger’. 2014 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Cobra (2015) xxxii. 197 Everyone was in transit, and there weren't kwaai valuables to steal. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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