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单词 nooky
释义

nookyadj.

Brit. /ˈnʊki/, U.S. /ˈnʊki/
Forms: 1800s– nooky, 1900s– nuikey (Scottish).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nook n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < nook n. + -y suffix1.
Having many nooks, full of nooks; secluded, sheltered.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > abounding in corners
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1813 M. Edgeworth Let. 19 Apr. (1971) 19 Railed-in nice gardens, little nooky green spots.
1827 J. Clare Shepherd's Cal. 43 Or race around the nooky church.
1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia I. i. ii. 95 Two windows..helped to give that irregular and nooky appearance to the apartment.
1871 D. M. Mulock Fair France i. 25 A nooky hollow of blue and white violets.
1933 J. Galsworthy One More River xviii. 160 One never got a nooky feeling like this at Cambridge.
1993 ‘J. Gash’ Paid & Loving Eyes (1994) xvii. 117 I entered this little nooky room above the cafe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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