notchyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɒtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈnɑtʃi/

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

Etymology: < notch n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Having notches or indentations. Frequently poetic.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches

nicked?1523

natched1578

notched1586

chappy1611

hackled1611

choppya1616

notchy1843

1843 Satirist & Sporting Chron. (Sydney) 18 Mar. 2/3 Certainly, the arm is crooked and notchy, but that, for what I may know, may be the fault of the bones.

1850 W. Allingham Poems 98 Scraping to your heart's desire Dusky sides with notchy feet.

1883 R. Broughton Belinda III. iv. i. 152 The Langdale Pikes have just shaken the rain-clouds off their notchy crests.

1909 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. V. 327 Methought I heard some sawyer draw his file..Across his notchy blade, to set its teeth And mine on edge.

1967 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) (at cited word) The hills was kind o' notchy around, you know; a bunch o' woods stickin' up here an' then a little hollow an' another bunch.

2. Motoring. Characteristic of or designating a manual gear-changing mechanism in which the lever has to be moved accurately (as if into a narrow notch).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > types of cogs or gears > type of gear-changing mechanism

slow motion1821

notchy1967

1967 Autocar 28 Dec. 20/2 The gear change is rather notchy, which is somewhat typical.

1975 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 12/6 The short gear lever is a trifle notchy in operation although I always find this preferable to vague sloppiness.

2001 Chicago Tribune 9 Sept. xii. 11 c/2 Automatic [transmission] a $1,200 option but preferred over the notchy manual.

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

单词	notchy
释义	notchyadj. Brit. /ˈnɒtʃi/, U.S. /ˈnɑtʃi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: notch n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < notch n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Having notches or indentations. Frequently poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches nicked?1523 natched1578 notched1586 chappy1611 hackled1611 choppya1616 notchy1843 1843 Satirist & Sporting Chron. (Sydney) 18 Mar. 2/3 Certainly, the arm is crooked and notchy, but that, for what I may know, may be the fault of the bones. 1850 W. Allingham Poems 98 Scraping to your heart's desire Dusky sides with notchy feet. 1883 R. Broughton Belinda III. iv. i. 152 The Langdale Pikes have just shaken the rain-clouds off their notchy crests. 1909 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. V. 327 Methought I heard some sawyer draw his file..Across his notchy blade, to set its teeth And mine on edge. 1967 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) (at cited word) The hills was kind o' notchy around, you know; a bunch o' woods stickin' up here an' then a little hollow an' another bunch. 2. Motoring. Characteristic of or designating a manual gear-changing mechanism in which the lever has to be moved accurately (as if into a narrow notch). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > types of cogs or gears > type of gear-changing mechanism slow motion1821 notchy1967 1967 Autocar 28 Dec. 20/2 The gear change is rather notchy, which is somewhat typical. 1975 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 12/6 The short gear lever is a trifle notchy in operation although I always find this preferable to vague sloppiness. 2001 Chicago Tribune 9 Sept. xii. 11 c/2 Automatic [transmission] a $1,200 option but preferred over the notchy manual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
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