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单词 piky
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pikyadj.1

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pike n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < pike n.1 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier piked adj.1 N.E.D.(1906) gives the pronunciation as (pəi·ki) /ˈpaɪkɪ/.
Obsolete. rare.
Having spikes or sharp points; spiky, pointed.
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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective]
piked1269
pointedc1325
sharp1340
peakedc1350
pricked?a1425
sharp-pointed1530
acuatea1550
piquant1549
picked1552
corned?c1562
arrow-headed1567
acuminated1578
pointing1578
acute1598
exasperated1608
spitted1626
pointy1644
sagittal1656
pecked1662
piqued1689
spired1694
piky1741
spiky1743
spiry1777
apexed1813
beak-shaped1830
peaky1832
apiculated1839
cusped1888
sagittiform1895
cuspate1896
1741 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman May v. 87 In loose Sands,..where its long piky Roots can make a deep and easy penetration.
?a1828 D. Wordsworth Jrnl. Tour Continent in Jrnls. (1941) II. 292 A bed of snow and glacier ice is seen among its piky and jagged ridges.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

pikyadj.2

Brit. /ˈpʌɪki/, U.S. /ˈpaɪki/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pike n.4, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < pike n.4 + -y suffix1.
Suggestive of a pike in appearance.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Esocidae (pikes) > [adjective]
piky1922
1922 H. Walpole Cathedral iii. v. 436 Miss Ronder, thin and piky above her stiff white collar, looked immaculately cool.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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