† nibbyadj.¹

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

Etymology: < nib n.¹ (compare sense 6a s.v.) + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier nappy adj.², nubby adj., nubbly adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Of wool, etc.: full of nibs or knots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > [adjective] > imperfection in

nibby1879

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 378/2 The ‘noil’..is valuable to the woollen cloth-maker.., but it is often very nibby and difficult to card.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

nibbyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈnɪbi/, U.S.

/ˈnɪbi/

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

Etymology: < nib n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier nebby adj.

U.S. regional (chiefly north Midland).

Interfering, inquisitive, nosy. Cf. nebby adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > unduly

curiousa1340

inquisitive1529

prying1552

peering1568

speculative1605

emissitious1620

peeking1680

mousing1692

peery1699

long-nebbed1706

inquisitorial1796

nosy1827

nebby1860

inscrutive1882

rootin' tootin'1882

snoopy1895

stickybeak1917

nibby1942

pirooting1958

1942 W. L. McAtee Rural Dial. Grant County, Indiana, in 'Nineties 73 Nibby,..nosey.

1943 Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia Univ.) 3 Mar. 3 One broken-down med student..is very nibby but motherlike.

1957 Amer. Speech 32 73 In Grant County, Indiana.., in my youth, we called an overinquisitive person a nibsy; and we used the adjective nibby to describe his unwelcome attentions.

1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 13 Nibby, inquisitive, meddlesome.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nibby
释义	† nibbyadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nib n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nib n.¹ (compare sense 6a s.v.) + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier nappy adj.², nubby adj., nubbly adj. Obsolete. rare. Of wool, etc.: full of nibs or knots. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > [adjective] > imperfection in nibby1879 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 378/2 The ‘noil’..is valuable to the woollen cloth-maker.., but it is often very nibby and difficult to card. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). nibbyadj.² Brit. /ˈnɪbi/, U.S. /ˈnɪbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nib n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nib n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier nebby adj. U.S. regional (chiefly north Midland). Interfering, inquisitive, nosy. Cf. nebby adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > unduly curiousa1340 inquisitive1529 prying1552 peering1568 speculative1605 emissitious1620 peeking1680 mousing1692 peery1699 long-nebbed1706 inquisitorial1796 nosy1827 nebby1860 inscrutive1882 rootin' tootin'1882 snoopy1895 stickybeak1917 nibby1942 pirooting1958 1942 W. L. McAtee Rural Dial. Grant County, Indiana, in 'Nineties 73 Nibby,..nosey. 1943 Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia Univ.) 3 Mar. 3 One broken-down med student..is very nibby but motherlike. 1957 Amer. Speech 32 73 In Grant County, Indiana.., in my youth, we called an overinquisitive person a nibsy; and we used the adjective nibby to describe his unwelcome attentions. 1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 13 Nibby, inquisitive, meddlesome. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1879adj.²1942
随便看	gray-cheeked gray-coated gray-eyed gray-faced gray-haired gray-headed grayback graybacked graybacks graybeard graybearded graybeards grayblue graycheeked graycoat graycoated grayed grayed out grayed-out grayedout grayer grayest grayeyed grayfaced grayhaired

† nibbyadj.1

nibbyadj.2

† nibbyadj.¹

nibbyadj.²