rhymyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈraɪmi/

Forms: 1700s rhimey, 1700s rhimy, 1800s– rhymey, 1800s– rhymy.

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

Etymology: < rhyme n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier rhymed adj.

Rhyming; characterized by rhyme.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhyme > [adjective]

rhymedc1450

rhyming1563

rhythmical1599

chimed1646

rhythming1655

rhythmed1695

rhymya1704

a1704 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical in Wks. (1730) III. iv. 39 Plaguy rhimy [earlier edd.: rhiming] Plays, with scurvy Heroes.

1728 J. Smedley Gulliveriana 337 Patrick! Righteous! Rhimey Saint! Bless'd with Bards, so queer, so quaint!

1841 London Saturday Jrnl. 4 Dec. 270/2 Nature has endowed me with a propensity to scribble prosy rhyme and rhymy prose.

1896 New Bohemian Apr. 150 Some rhymey tune of fields abloom.

1924 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 3 May 7/3 (advt.) Simply write a Rhymy Jingle similar to those above.

1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 May f4 ‘Cheaper to Keep Her’ is scarcely a title with a classy ring to it. True to this teasing, rhymey snort, the movie proves a smugly swinish romantic farce.

2007 Racing Post (Nexis) 15 Mar. 19 Illustrated poems by Birtles—which he describes as ‘rhymy’ not ‘arty’—are on sale in the Arkle bookshop and tented village throughout the week.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhymy
释义	rhymyadj. Brit. /ˈrʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈraɪmi/ Forms: 1700s rhimey, 1700s rhimy, 1800s– rhymey, 1800s– rhymy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rhyme n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rhyme n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier rhymed adj. Rhyming; characterized by rhyme. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhyme > [adjective] rhymedc1450 rhyming1563 rhythmical1599 chimed1646 rhythming1655 rhythmed1695 rhymya1704 a1704 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical in Wks. (1730) III. iv. 39 Plaguy rhimy [earlier edd.: rhiming] Plays, with scurvy Heroes. 1728 J. Smedley Gulliveriana 337 Patrick! Righteous! Rhimey Saint! Bless'd with Bards, so queer, so quaint! 1841 London Saturday Jrnl. 4 Dec. 270/2 Nature has endowed me with a propensity to scribble prosy rhyme and rhymy prose. 1896 New Bohemian Apr. 150 Some rhymey tune of fields abloom. 1924 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 3 May 7/3 (advt.) Simply write a Rhymy Jingle similar to those above. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 May f4 ‘Cheaper to Keep Her’ is scarcely a title with a classy ring to it. True to this teasing, rhymey snort, the movie proves a smugly swinish romantic farce. 2007 Racing Post (Nexis) 15 Mar. 19 Illustrated poems by Birtles—which he describes as ‘rhymy’ not ‘arty’—are on sale in the Arkle bookshop and tented village throughout the week. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1704
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