ribbyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪbi/, U.S.

/ˈrɪbi/

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

Etymology: < rib n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare German rippig (16th cent. as rippet, rippechtig).

1. Having ribs (in various senses). Also: suggestive of or resembling ribs.

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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > ridge channel > [adjective]

rivelledOE

wrinkled1563

channelled1597

ribbed1597

trisulcated1703

ribby1706

rugose1707

ruminate1800

ruminated1828

striolate?1841

multicostate1849

crested1856

fork-ribbed1858

tricostate1861

bicarinate1872

carinal1872

vallecular1875

carinate1876

bicarinated1880

trisulcate1891

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [adjective] > ridged

ridged1324

rigged1545

crested1578

ribbed1583

ridgy1591

balked1597

ribby1706

rippleda1729

ridging1819

welted1899

1706 J. Marten tr. J. Groeneveld Treat. Cantharides 325 Hot Plantane leaves spread over it, the Fibrous or Ribby Side next the Sore.

1754 A. Cook Professed Cookery 84 Take a thin ribby Piece of Beef next to the Brisket, bone and roll it close up.

1849 Florist 50 Yellow [dahlia], tipped with white; constant, but ribby.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick lvii. 304 In bony, ribby regions of the earth.

1924 C. E. Montague Right Place ix. 122 All sorts of ribby ridges and intercostal hollows dropping down from that spine to the water-line on each side.

1934 T. Wood Cobbers viii. 101 The homesteads, iron roofed and set about with ribby water-butts.

1970 Daily Tel. 7 May 17/1 The fortunes of Courtaulds were founded in Victorian times on black crêpe,..a ribby material widows and mourners wore.

2001 Intelligencer Jrnl. (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 1 Jan. 1 [He] sported a navy blue suit with ribby texture.

2. spec.

a. Having prominent ribs; in poor condition, thin.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having prominent ribs

ribby1895

1858 E. Robinson Mauleverer's Divorce I. xiv. 363 I wept over the starved hound... Weak and exhausted as he was, he continued to drag his ribby skeleton after me.

1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 220 If our ribby horses had needed a whip before, they now set off most willingly before the storm.

1905 W. H. Hudson Little Boy Lost (1918) x. 121 With a shrill cry..he..snatched Martin up, and holding him firmly gripped to his ribby side by his arm, bounded off.

1977 H. Osborne White Poppy xv. 118 The horses..were miserable creatures, ribby and pathetic.

2002 A. Fuller Don't let's go to Dogs Tonight 249 We see thin, ribby, curly-tailed dogs digging in heaps of decomposing rubbish.

b. figurative (British colloquial). Poor in quality, condition, or standard; shabby, run-down. Now rare.

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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > [adjective]

theowlikec1175

wickc1175

wretcha1200

lechera1300

vilea1300

feeblea1325

brothely1330

caitiffa1400

roinousa1425

basec1450

harlotry1486

filthy1533

brockish1546

vild1568

tinkerly?1576

scabbed?1577

miscreant1593

unnoble1593

slavish1597

rascally1600

roguish1601

sordidous1602

facinoriousa1616

scullion1658

dirty1670

shabbed1674

shabby1679

scoundrel1681

scabby1712

verminating1720

small1824

low-down1865

verminiferous1895

ragtime1917

ribby1936

raunchy1937

scungy1966

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > dirty and mean

ungoderlyc1400

sluttish?1529

squalid1596

scrubbing1603

sordid1611

snotty1681

frowzy1710

grub1719

seedy1725

unkempt1838

grubby1844

crumby1859

ratty1867

scruffy1871

scrutty1914

scummy1932

ribby1936

raunchy1937

sleazy1941

scroungy1948

manky1958

skanky1963

grungy1965

scungy1966

scuzzy1969

scrungy1974

skeevy1976

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid 33 Nearby was a little café... Ribby kind of a gaff, but I might as well go in.

1948 G. Kersh Song of Flea 239 I'm pretty ribby just now. I don't suppose you could manage to let me have a couple of pounds till Friday?

1976 P. Alexander Death of Thin-skinned Animal xx. 207 She lived at the ribby end of Maida Vale.

2005 D. Diss Dizzy viii. 68 So Old Seebold only had to fork out for two films..instead of four. And at least one of them would usually be pretty ribby.

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

单词	ribby
释义	ribbyadj. Brit. /ˈrɪbi/, U.S. /ˈrɪbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rib n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rib n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare German rippig (16th cent. as rippet, rippechtig). 1. Having ribs (in various senses). Also: suggestive of or resembling ribs. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > ridge channel > [adjective] rivelledOE wrinkled1563 channelled1597 ribbed1597 trisulcated1703 ribby1706 rugose1707 ruminate1800 ruminated1828 striolate?1841 multicostate1849 crested1856 fork-ribbed1858 tricostate1861 bicarinate1872 carinal1872 vallecular1875 carinate1876 bicarinated1880 trisulcate1891 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [adjective] > ridged ridged1324 rigged1545 crested1578 ribbed1583 ridgy1591 balked1597 ribby1706 rippleda1729 ridging1819 welted1899 1706 J. Marten tr. J. Groeneveld Treat. Cantharides 325 Hot Plantane leaves spread over it, the Fibrous or Ribby Side next the Sore. 1754 A. Cook Professed Cookery 84 Take a thin ribby Piece of Beef next to the Brisket, bone and roll it close up. 1849 Florist 50 Yellow [dahlia], tipped with white; constant, but ribby. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick lvii. 304 In bony, ribby regions of the earth. 1924 C. E. Montague Right Place ix. 122 All sorts of ribby ridges and intercostal hollows dropping down from that spine to the water-line on each side. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers viii. 101 The homesteads, iron roofed and set about with ribby water-butts. 1970 Daily Tel. 7 May 17/1 The fortunes of Courtaulds were founded in Victorian times on black crêpe,..a ribby material widows and mourners wore. 2001 Intelligencer Jrnl. (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 1 Jan. 1 [He] sported a navy blue suit with ribby texture. 2. spec. a. Having prominent ribs; in poor condition, thin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having prominent ribs ribby1895 1858 E. Robinson Mauleverer's Divorce I. xiv. 363 I wept over the starved hound... Weak and exhausted as he was, he continued to drag his ribby skeleton after me. 1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 220 If our ribby horses had needed a whip before, they now set off most willingly before the storm. 1905 W. H. Hudson Little Boy Lost (1918) x. 121 With a shrill cry..he..snatched Martin up, and holding him firmly gripped to his ribby side by his arm, bounded off. 1977 H. Osborne White Poppy xv. 118 The horses..were miserable creatures, ribby and pathetic. 2002 A. Fuller Don't let's go to Dogs Tonight 249 We see thin, ribby, curly-tailed dogs digging in heaps of decomposing rubbish. b. figurative (British colloquial). Poor in quality, condition, or standard; shabby, run-down. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > [adjective] theowlikec1175 wickc1175 wretcha1200 lechera1300 vilea1300 feeblea1325 brothely1330 caitiffa1400 roinousa1425 basec1450 harlotry1486 filthy1533 brockish1546 vild1568 tinkerly?1576 scabbed?1577 miscreant1593 unnoble1593 slavish1597 rascally1600 roguish1601 sordidous1602 facinoriousa1616 scullion1658 dirty1670 shabbed1674 shabby1679 scoundrel1681 scabby1712 verminating1720 small1824 low-down1865 verminiferous1895 ragtime1917 ribby1936 raunchy1937 scungy1966 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > dirty and mean ungoderlyc1400 sluttish?1529 squalid1596 scrubbing1603 sordid1611 snotty1681 frowzy1710 grub1719 seedy1725 unkempt1838 grubby1844 crumby1859 ratty1867 scruffy1871 scrutty1914 scummy1932 ribby1936 raunchy1937 sleazy1941 scroungy1948 manky1958 skanky1963 grungy1965 scungy1966 scuzzy1969 scrungy1974 skeevy1976 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid 33 Nearby was a little café... Ribby kind of a gaff, but I might as well go in. 1948 G. Kersh Song of Flea 239 I'm pretty ribby just now. I don't suppose you could manage to let me have a couple of pounds till Friday? 1976 P. Alexander Death of Thin-skinned Animal xx. 207 She lived at the ribby end of Maida Vale. 2005 D. Diss Dizzy viii. 68 So Old Seebold only had to fork out for two films..instead of four. And at least one of them would usually be pretty ribby. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1706
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