myrtlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈməːtl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈmərd(ə)li/

Forms: 1600s mirtly, 1800s– myrtly.

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

Etymology: < myrtle n. + -y suffix¹.

poetic. rare.

Full of myrtles; redolent of myrtle.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [adjective]

myrtine oil1540

myrtly1611

myrtaceous1835

myrtal1836

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Mirtuoso Mirtly, full of mirtle.

1882 G. F. Armstrong Garland from Greece 135 Every brake And myrtly jungle seemed to undulate With motions of strange beings.

1987 R. Kelly Not this Island Mus. 49 No one walking down this street with me, and turning south off gravel into the myrtly woods would..suppose a more durable romance than a fly trapped on a window screen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrtly
释义	myrtlyadj. Brit. /ˈməːtl̩i/, U.S. /ˈmərd(ə)li/ Forms: 1600s mirtly, 1800s– myrtly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myrtle n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < myrtle n. + -y suffix¹. poetic. rare. Full of myrtles; redolent of myrtle. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [adjective] myrtine oil1540 myrtly1611 myrtaceous1835 myrtal1836 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Mirtuoso Mirtly, full of mirtle. 1882 G. F. Armstrong Garland from Greece 135 Every brake And myrtly jungle seemed to undulate With motions of strange beings. 1987 R. Kelly Not this Island Mus. 49 No one walking down this street with me, and turning south off gravel into the myrtly woods would..suppose a more durable romance than a fly trapped on a window screen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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