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单词 pacy
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pacyadj.

Brit. /ˈpeɪsi/, U.S. /ˈpeɪsi/
Forms: 1900s– pacey, 1900s– pacy.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pace n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < pace n.1 + -y suffix1.
1. Originally British colloquial. Having much pace or speed; fast-moving; progressing quickly. Frequently in extended use (esp. applied to drama, narrative, etc.).
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1906 J. J. Munro Let. 25 Aug. in O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) (at cited word) In the practice of the day before yesterday, Cantab was perceptibly the pacier boat.
1927 Observer 29 May 28/4 These hitters, when once they get a real start, play havoc with pacey bowling.
1967 Listener 25 May 688/2 The production..is..pacey and vivid.
1969 C. Booker Neophiliacs ii. 48 The whole world..had been reduced to the same grainy, pacy, ever more ‘realistic’ dream.
1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 1 Nov. h7 For 400 pages, Jig is a great thriller. It's full of intrigue, pacy and plausible plotting, attractive characters on both sides of the law, a steady stream of corpses, [etc.].
2002 Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 25/6 Chris Columbus has pushed the envelope farther, made a sequel that is pacier and more swashbuckling.
2. slang. Fashionable, up-to-date. Now rare.
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1968 Daily Mirror 27 Aug. 7/2 This is considered very pacey, which is the new word for trendy. Nobody, but nobody, says trendy any more.

Derivatives

ˈpacily adv.
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1987 Times 14 Feb. 42/6 David Roblou, from the harpsichord, kept the music moving pacily, though his six continuo players could surely have offered a more varied platter of accompaniments.
2000 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 39/1 The confusions and contretemps make for spicy entertainment, pacily directed by Frank Oz.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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