lifeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪfi/

Forms:

α. late Middle English liui, late Middle English lyuy, late Middle English lyvy.

β. See life n. and -y suffix¹.

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

Etymology: < life n. + -y suffix¹.With α. forms see discussion at life n. (compare β. forms at life n.).

†1. Characteristic of or belonging to life; living. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > relating to

livelyOE

lifeya1400

vital1565

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 119 Not oonly animal vertues..ben nouȝt Ichaungid, also naturel & liui [?a1450 BL Add. lyfy, L. vitales] vertues.

c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 71 (MED) For dedy lijf my lyvy deth y wite..For lengthe of woo woo lengtith me so lite That quyk y dye and yet as ded lyue y.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxix. 417 A Tenderness..that..runs thro' one's Heart, in the same lify Current (I can't cloathe my Thought suitably to express what I would express).

2. Chiefly Scottish. Characterized by a lively nature; spirited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]

jollyc1325

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

alive-like1582

aleger1590

firking1594

sprightly1594

sportive1595

mettled1599

alives-like1601

spirited1601

spirituous1601

mettle1606

great-stomached1607

free-spirited1613

spirity1615

spiritous1628

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

sportful1650

airy1654

animated1660

racy1671

mettlesome1673

sparklinga1704

raffing?1719

bob1721

vivace1721

alive1748

lifey1793

spunky1831

gilpie1835

bubbling1860

chippy1865

bubblesome1879

colourful1882

sparky1883

bubbly1912

jazzy1917

spritzy1973

sparkly1979

kicking1983

1793 T. Scott Poems 365 Witty chaps, wha freely can Drink waught about wi' ye o' red lifie port.

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 64 There never march'd for open weir A troop sae lifey and sae jolly.

1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 706/2 Those [sapphires] found in Ceylon, which are lighter in colour and ‘lifier’ than any of the others.

1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 19 The heat turns leify folk dawallt an waaf.

1958 J. Kesson White Bird Passes iv. 55 None his marrow when it came to making an old mare look as young and lifey as a two-year-old.

2006 Sojourner's Mag. Apr. 17 Perhaps wise Democrats will consider opening a ‘Lifey Liberals’ alternative campsite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lifey
释义	lifeyadj. Brit. /ˈlʌɪfi/, U.S. /ˈlaɪfi/ Forms: α. late Middle English liui, late Middle English lyuy, late Middle English lyvy. β. See life n. and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: life n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < life n. + -y suffix¹.With α. forms see discussion at life n. (compare β. forms at life n.). †1. Characteristic of or belonging to life; living. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > relating to livelyOE lifeya1400 vital1565 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 119 Not oonly animal vertues..ben nouȝt Ichaungid, also naturel & liui [?a1450 BL Add. lyfy, L. vitales] vertues. c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 71 (MED) For dedy lijf my lyvy deth y wite..For lengthe of woo woo lengtith me so lite That quyk y dye and yet as ded lyue y. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxix. 417 A Tenderness..that..runs thro' one's Heart, in the same lify Current (I can't cloathe my Thought suitably to express what I would express). 2. Chiefly Scottish. Characterized by a lively nature; spirited. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] jollyc1325 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 alive-like1582 aleger1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 sportive1595 mettled1599 alives-like1601 spirited1601 spirituous1601 mettle1606 great-stomached1607 free-spirited1613 spirity1615 spiritous1628 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 sportful1650 airy1654 animated1660 racy1671 mettlesome1673 sparklinga1704 raffing?1719 bob1721 vivace1721 alive1748 lifey1793 spunky1831 gilpie1835 bubbling1860 chippy1865 bubblesome1879 colourful1882 sparky1883 bubbly1912 jazzy1917 spritzy1973 sparkly1979 kicking1983 1793 T. Scott Poems 365 Witty chaps, wha freely can Drink waught about wi' ye o' red lifie port. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 64 There never march'd for open weir A troop sae lifey and sae jolly. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 706/2 Those [sapphires] found in Ceylon, which are lighter in colour and ‘lifier’ than any of the others. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 19 The heat turns leify folk dawallt an waaf. 1958 J. Kesson White Bird Passes iv. 55 None his marrow when it came to making an old mare look as young and lifey as a two-year-old. 2006 Sojourner's Mag. Apr. 17 Perhaps wise Democrats will consider opening a ‘Lifey Liberals’ alternative campsite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400
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