primyadj.

Brit.

/ˈprʌɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪmi/

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

Etymology: < prime n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier prime adj.

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

That is in its prime; indicative of (a person's) prime.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [adjective]

floweringc1400

in youth's flowers?1507

primy1604

consisting1623

in the flower of one's age1647

seasonable1883

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 7 A Violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent, sweete, not lasting.

1796 R. Jephson Conspiracy i. i. 10 Yet full orb'd charms like her's..Strike deeper root in the young amorous heart Than equal youth in its fresh primy bloom.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 536 Sent forth..by those of powerful and primy manhood.

1857 H. Melville Confidence-man vii He might have been five and fifty, perhaps sixty, but tall, rosy,..with a primy, palmy air.

1875 H. Ellison Stones from Quarry 200 O rose, full of the primy dew of morn.

1999 Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 15/2 Oh do not Call it love though thousands praise These primy thoughts of thee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primy
释义	primyadj. Brit. /ˈprʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈpraɪmi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prime n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < prime n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier prime adj. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. That is in its prime; indicative of (a person's) prime. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [adjective] floweringc1400 in youth's flowers?1507 primy1604 consisting1623 in the flower of one's age1647 seasonable1883 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 7 A Violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent, sweete, not lasting. View more context for this quotation 1796 R. Jephson Conspiracy i. i. 10 Yet full orb'd charms like her's..Strike deeper root in the young amorous heart Than equal youth in its fresh primy bloom. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 536 Sent forth..by those of powerful and primy manhood. 1857 H. Melville Confidence-man vii He might have been five and fifty, perhaps sixty, but tall, rosy,..with a primy, palmy air. 1875 H. Ellison Stones from Quarry 200 O rose, full of the primy dew of morn. 1999 Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 15/2 Oh do not Call it love though thousands praise These primy thoughts of thee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1604
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