barrackyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbarəki/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrəki/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: barrack n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < barrack n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Now somewhat rare.

Of a building or its facilities: resembling barracks, barrack-like, esp. in being of a starkly uniform design. Cf. barrack n.¹ 2d.Earliest in barracky-looking adj. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > block of flats or apartments

barracky1857

tenementary1872

tenemented1883

flatted1913

condo1964

1857 Huddersfield Chron. 3 Jan. 7/1 We proceeded to the passport-office, a large barracky-looking building full of clerks.

1911 R. Nevill Floreat Etona vi. 192 Of these latter somewhat ‘barracky’ erections it is perhaps best not to speak.

1952 E. F. Davies Illyrian Venture x. 182 A large barracky building, which had been the n.c.o.'s school of the Yugoslav Army before the war.

1998 Guardian (Nexis) 11 June (Online section) 32 The barracky estates put up in the 1950s and 60s to replace wartime bomb damage and slums.

Compounds

barracky-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1857 Huddersfield Chron. 3 Jan. 7/1 We proceeded to the passport-office, a large barracky-looking building full of clerks.

1907 Royal Mag. Dec. 154/2 Those outside the barracky-looking dwellings crowded round the vehicle.

1971 A. Jobson Suffolk Villages iv. 75 Alterations..have rendered it [sc. the Hall] into a barracky-looking brick house.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	barracky
释义	barrackyadj. Brit. /ˈbarəki/, U.S. /ˈbɛrəki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: barrack n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < barrack n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Now somewhat rare. Of a building or its facilities: resembling barracks, barrack-like, esp. in being of a starkly uniform design. Cf. barrack n.¹ 2d.Earliest in barracky-looking adj. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > block of flats or apartments barracky1857 tenementary1872 tenemented1883 flatted1913 condo1964 1857 Huddersfield Chron. 3 Jan. 7/1 We proceeded to the passport-office, a large barracky-looking building full of clerks. 1911 R. Nevill Floreat Etona vi. 192 Of these latter somewhat ‘barracky’ erections it is perhaps best not to speak. 1952 E. F. Davies Illyrian Venture x. 182 A large barracky building, which had been the n.c.o.'s school of the Yugoslav Army before the war. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 11 June (Online section) 32 The barracky estates put up in the 1950s and 60s to replace wartime bomb damage and slums. Compounds barracky-looking adj. ΚΠ 1857 Huddersfield Chron. 3 Jan. 7/1 We proceeded to the passport-office, a large barracky-looking building full of clerks. 1907 Royal Mag. Dec. 154/2 Those outside the barracky-looking dwellings crowded round the vehicle. 1971 A. Jobson Suffolk Villages iv. 75 Alterations..have rendered it [sc. the Hall] into a barracky-looking brick house. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1857
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