mosquitoeyadj.

Brit.

/məˈskiːtəʊi/,

/mɒˈskiːtəʊi/, U.S.

/məˈskidoʊi/

Forms: 1800s– mosquitoey, 1900s– mosquito-y.

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

Etymology: < mosquito n. + -y suffix¹.

Infested with mosquitoes.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [adjective] > with insects > with other insects

ticky1831

roachy1835

mosquitoeya1862

mosquitoish1880

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > of or relating to family Culcidae > of or relating to mosquito > infested with mosquitoes

mosquitoeya1862

mosquitoish1880

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) iii. 195 The bank would often be too steep, or else too low and grassy, and therefore mosquitoey.

1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887: Ramble in Brit. Columbia (1892) xxxv. 382 Golden..looked..not nearly so mosquitoey as when we last saw it.

1931 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 6 Aug. in Hour of Gold (1973) 165 It was quite warm and mosquitoey.

1986 R. Blythe Divine Landscapes vi. 148 The Dutch engineers could bring prosperity to what was a vast mosquito-y dereliction.

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

单词	mosquitoey
释义	mosquitoeyadj. Brit. /məˈskiːtəʊi/, /mɒˈskiːtəʊi/, U.S. /məˈskidoʊi/ Forms: 1800s– mosquitoey, 1900s– mosquito-y. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mosquito n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mosquito n. + -y suffix¹. Infested with mosquitoes. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [adjective] > with insects > with other insects ticky1831 roachy1835 mosquitoeya1862 mosquitoish1880 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > of or relating to family Culcidae > of or relating to mosquito > infested with mosquitoes mosquitoeya1862 mosquitoish1880 a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) iii. 195 The bank would often be too steep, or else too low and grassy, and therefore mosquitoey. 1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887: Ramble in Brit. Columbia (1892) xxxv. 382 Golden..looked..not nearly so mosquitoey as when we last saw it. 1931 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 6 Aug. in Hour of Gold (1973) 165 It was quite warm and mosquitoey. 1986 R. Blythe Divine Landscapes vi. 148 The Dutch engineers could bring prosperity to what was a vast mosquito-y dereliction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1862
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