nettlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛtl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈnɛdl̩i/

Forms: early Middle English neteli, 1800s– nettly; also Scottish 1800s nettlie.

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

Etymology: < nettle n. + -y suffix¹.Dutch netelig ‘tricky, ticklish, delicate’ could perhaps be a parallel formation, but is not recorded in the literal sense, and many etymologists connect it instead with Middle Dutch nīten and Middle Low German nīten to hit, push.

a. Of a place: overgrown with nettles.Attested earliest in place names.

ΚΠ

c1175 (?OE) Bounds (Sawyer 1034) in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1848) VI. 244 Andlang stremes eft to Neteliforda.

c1285 in J. M. Dodgson Place-names Cheshire (1972) IV. 335 Neteli Croft.

a1849 T. L. Beddoes Poems (1851) I. 177 The common wild.., Dimpled twice with nettly graves.

1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose 284 These drenched, nettly charnels.

1940 E. Blunden Poems 1930–1940 95 Rabbits playing by their nettly den.

1962 S. Plath Jrnl. 10 June (2000) 659 Beehives, painted pink and white, in a nettly enclosure at the bottom of the front lawn.

1972 E. B. Daryush Sel. Poems 77 Above her nettly gardens still Her knotted elms oppose Gales.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 30 Apr. (Brit. in Focus section) 10 On an overgrown and nettly bank, there is also cultivation in progress.

b. Suggestive of nettles or their flavour, etc. rare.

ΚΠ

1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 226/2 The best..bring a depth of nettly, almost asparagus and gooseberry fruit to a style zinging with fresh, sharp balance.

2. Of a person: irritable. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

crabbed1535

tettish1567

peevish1577

kickish1589

splenetic1593

spleenful1594

tetchy1596

wasp-stung1598

touchy1602

spleeny1604

pruriginous1609

teety1621

splenitive1633

peltish1648

irritable1662

splenatic1663

splenetive1678

unheer1691

rusty1694

nettlesome1766

stingy1781

snarly1798

tutty1809

spleenical1818

rileya1824

nettly1825

edgy1837

porcupinal1846

shirty1846

raspish1854

peckish1857

streaky1860

owly1864

teasy1866

fussy1869

raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

tetchous1890

narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Urticaceae (nettle and allies) > [adjective]

nettled1798

nettly1825

urticaceous1836

urtical1846

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Nettlie, ill-humoured; peevish.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers 260 Even the most nettly of the human species seem to have some friend or other.

1888 G. M. Fenn Man with Shadow II. xxii. 263 I'm not cross, old fellow—only nettly.

1994 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 4 Dec. 63 But like most Sevillans, she's rather nettly on the subject of Carmen.

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

单词	nettly
释义	nettlyadj. Brit. /ˈnɛtl̩i/, U.S. /ˈnɛdl̩i/ Forms: early Middle English neteli, 1800s– nettly; also Scottish 1800s nettlie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nettle n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nettle n. + -y suffix¹.Dutch netelig ‘tricky, ticklish, delicate’ could perhaps be a parallel formation, but is not recorded in the literal sense, and many etymologists connect it instead with Middle Dutch nīten and Middle Low German nīten to hit, push. 1. a. Of a place: overgrown with nettles.Attested earliest in place names. ΚΠ c1175 (?OE) Bounds (Sawyer 1034) in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1848) VI. 244 Andlang stremes eft to Neteliforda. c1285 in J. M. Dodgson Place-names Cheshire (1972) IV. 335 Neteli Croft. a1849 T. L. Beddoes Poems (1851) I. 177 The common wild.., Dimpled twice with nettly graves. 1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose 284 These drenched, nettly charnels. 1940 E. Blunden Poems 1930–1940 95 Rabbits playing by their nettly den. 1962 S. Plath Jrnl. 10 June (2000) 659 Beehives, painted pink and white, in a nettly enclosure at the bottom of the front lawn. 1972 E. B. Daryush Sel. Poems 77 Above her nettly gardens still Her knotted elms oppose Gales. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 30 Apr. (Brit. in Focus section) 10 On an overgrown and nettly bank, there is also cultivation in progress. b. Suggestive of nettles or their flavour, etc. rare. ΚΠ 1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 226/2 The best..bring a depth of nettly, almost asparagus and gooseberry fruit to a style zinging with fresh, sharp balance. 2. Of a person: irritable. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Urticaceae (nettle and allies) > [adjective] nettled1798 nettly1825 urticaceous1836 urtical1846 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Nettlie, ill-humoured; peevish. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers 260 Even the most nettly of the human species seem to have some friend or other. 1888 G. M. Fenn Man with Shadow II. xxii. 263 I'm not cross, old fellow—only nettly. 1994 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 4 Dec. 63 But like most Sevillans, she's rather nettly on the subject of Carmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1175
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