单词 | open-airish |
释义 | open-airishadj. Marked by open-air characteristics; taking place in the open air. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outdoor outward1546 without doors1654 outdoor1748 al fresco1760 extra-foraneous1781 out of doors1822 open air1830 open-airish1837 outstationed1862 1837 E. Eden Let. 15 Nov. in Up the Country (1866) I. iii. 33 The canvas flops about,..but it feels open-airish and unsafe. 1869 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 701 The first sight of the sea is always an event in one's sensations—it is so large, so wide, so bright, so open-airish. 1943 Times 15 Apr. 6/3 An unusually open-airish Conder of ‘Swanage Sands’. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 30 Sept. (Review section) In both these works [sc. outdoor statuary], some encouraging, open-airish idea is being embodied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837 |
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