mizzlyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɪzl̩i/,

/ˈmɪzli/, U.S.

/ˈmɪz(ə)li/

Forms: 1500s misley, 1500s–1700s misly, 1700s mizzley, 1700s– mixly, 1800s mizly, 1800s– mizzly; English regional 1800s missly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mizzle n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mizzle n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Characterized by mizzling rain; drizzly; of the nature of, or producing, mizzle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy > drizzly

drizzling1566

mizzly1566

mizzlinga1642

drizzly1694

mothery1866

smurry1888

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > light or slight

mizzling1439

spitting1567

mizzly1853

1566 J. Partridge Worthie Hystorie Plasidas C iiij b The deadly shaft through misley cloudes aloft in Skies doe flie.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 24 Jan. (1974) VIII. 29 It proved dark, and a misly night.

1794 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 70 It rained a mizzley rain the whole Journey.

1821 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 253 This..muzzy, mizly morning.

1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 187 It came on mizzly, and we put on our cloaks.

1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell xxii A mizzly drizzly rain set in.

1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester II. 229 It's a mizzly sort o' rain.

1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress ix. 164 It was mizzly weather, very cold for the time of year.

2000 Guardian (Nexis) 7 June 18 It's a grey, mizzly day—a wet mist pattering through leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† mizzlyadj.²

Forms: 1800s mizlie.

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

Etymology: < mizzle, Scots variant of measles n. (see β forms s.v.) + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier mizzled adj.¹ and mizzle-shinned adj.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

= mizzled adj.¹

ΚΠ

1805 A. Scott Poems 146 Oft have I blawn the danders quick, Their mizlie shins amang.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mizzly
释义	mizzlyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈmɪzl̩i/, /ˈmɪzli/, U.S. /ˈmɪz(ə)li/ Forms: 1500s misley, 1500s–1700s misly, 1700s mizzley, 1700s– mixly, 1800s mizly, 1800s– mizzly; English regional 1800s missly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mizzle n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mizzle n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Characterized by mizzling rain; drizzly; of the nature of, or producing, mizzle. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy > drizzly drizzling1566 mizzly1566 mizzlinga1642 drizzly1694 mothery1866 smurry1888 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > light or slight mizzling1439 spitting1567 mizzly1853 1566 J. Partridge Worthie Hystorie Plasidas C iiij b The deadly shaft through misley cloudes aloft in Skies doe flie. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 24 Jan. (1974) VIII. 29 It proved dark, and a misly night. 1794 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 70 It rained a mizzley rain the whole Journey. 1821 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 253 This..muzzy, mizly morning. 1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 187 It came on mizzly, and we put on our cloaks. 1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell xxii A mizzly drizzly rain set in. 1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester II. 229 It's a mizzly sort o' rain. 1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress ix. 164 It was mizzly weather, very cold for the time of year. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 7 June 18 It's a grey, mizzly day—a wet mist pattering through leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † mizzlyadj.² Forms: 1800s mizlie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English mizzle , measles n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mizzle, Scots variant of measles n. (see β forms s.v.) + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier mizzled adj.¹ and mizzle-shinned adj. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. = mizzled adj.¹ ΚΠ 1805 A. Scott Poems 146 Oft have I blawn the danders quick, Their mizlie shins amang. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹1566adj.²1805
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