riggishadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪɡɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪɡɪʃ/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rig n.⁴, rig v.⁴, wrig v., rig n.², -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. In sense 1 perhaps < either rig n.⁴ or rig v.⁴ (although both are first attested slightly later) + -ish suffix¹, or perhaps directly < either wrig v. or rig n.² (with allusion to the behaviour typical of such animals) + -ish suffix¹. In sense 2 perhaps directly < or after rig n.²

1. Esp. of a woman: sexually immodest, promiscuous; wanton.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [adjective]

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fastish1832

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slummya1860

velocious1872

fly1880

slack1951

1569 T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings f. 52^v And afterward of the drouning and killing of children, and secretly murthering..as is vsually practised amongst these riggish and lecherous prelates.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Mii^v/1 Riggish, licentiosus.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 115 In their outward behaviour, they shew themselues foolish, riggish, and retchless.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 246 For vildest things Become themselues in her, that the holy Priests Blesse her, when she is Riggish .

1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 118 The wanton gesticulations of a Virgin in a wild assembly of Gallants, warmed with wine could be no other then riggish, and unmaidenly.

1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding (new ed.) ii. ix. 29 Go, Dol, you are riggish—get you gone you water-wag-tail, you.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Riggish, wanton.

1876 A. D. G. Robinson Peter & Polly 23 ‘About your clothes, you are too riggish, Polly.’ ‘Well, if I'm riggish, you're priggish,’ retorted Polly.

1912 Living Age 6 Apr. 148/2 He crossed the Mansfield road and went by Hagg wood, from whose depths came the shrill billowing of a riggish hart.

1963 T. Pynchon V. i. 15 Which after forty-five years was nothing for any riggish Pappy Hod to be finding out.

1973 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 15/3 Both have a sweetness that disinfects Wycherley's basic cynicism, whose spirit is admirably personified by Frances Cuka's unashamedly riggish Lady Fidget.

1995 C. Birch Scenes for Mandarins 112 Here we have..a young hero no less riggish than the relentless Xi Shi herself.

2. English regional (southern). Of cattle or sheep: tending to break through fences and escape a field. Now rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [adjective]

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > of something confined

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1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words Riggish, usually applied to cattle or sheep..breaking through fences; also, wanton.

1882 Hampshire Telegraph & Sussex Chron. (Portsmouth) 15 July 2/4 I can't mind when it was first enclosed; there always had been a bank, and riggish cattle could go in and out.

1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 58 That's a terbul riggish heifer o' your'n, varmer; she's for ever gitten' over hedge into my vatches.

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

单词	riggish
释义	riggishadj. Brit. /ˈrɪɡɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrɪɡɪʃ/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rig n.⁴, rig v.⁴, wrig v., rig n.², -ish suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. In sense 1 perhaps < either rig n.⁴ or rig v.⁴ (although both are first attested slightly later) + -ish suffix¹, or perhaps directly < either wrig v. or rig n.² (with allusion to the behaviour typical of such animals) + -ish suffix¹. In sense 2 perhaps directly < or after rig n.² 1. Esp. of a woman: sexually immodest, promiscuous; wanton. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [adjective] golec888 canga1225 light?c1225 wooinga1382 nicea1387 riota1400 wantonc1400 wrenec1400 lachesc1450 loose?a1500 licentious1555 libertine1560 prostitute1569 riggish1569 wide1574 slipper1581 slippery1586 sportive1595 gay1597 Cyprian1598 suburb1598 waggish1600 smicker1606 suburbian1606 loose-living1607 wantona1627 free-living1632 libertinous1632 loose-lived1641 Corinthian1642 akolastic1656 slight1685 fast1699 freea1731 brisk1740 shy1787 slang1818 randomc1825 fastish1832 loosish1846 slummya1860 velocious1872 fly1880 slack1951 1569 T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings f. 52^v And afterward of the drouning and killing of children, and secretly murthering..as is vsually practised amongst these riggish and lecherous prelates. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Mii^v/1 Riggish, licentiosus. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 115 In their outward behaviour, they shew themselues foolish, riggish, and retchless. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 246 For vildest things Become themselues in her, that the holy Priests Blesse her, when she is Riggish . View more context for this quotation 1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 118 The wanton gesticulations of a Virgin in a wild assembly of Gallants, warmed with wine could be no other then riggish, and unmaidenly. 1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding (new ed.) ii. ix. 29 Go, Dol, you are riggish—get you gone you water-wag-tail, you. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Riggish, wanton. 1876 A. D. G. Robinson Peter & Polly 23 ‘About your clothes, you are too riggish, Polly.’ ‘Well, if I'm riggish, you're priggish,’ retorted Polly. 1912 Living Age 6 Apr. 148/2 He crossed the Mansfield road and went by Hagg wood, from whose depths came the shrill billowing of a riggish hart. 1963 T. Pynchon V. i. 15 Which after forty-five years was nothing for any riggish Pappy Hod to be finding out. 1973 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 15/3 Both have a sweetness that disinfects Wycherley's basic cynicism, whose spirit is admirably personified by Frances Cuka's unashamedly riggish Lady Fidget. 1995 C. Birch Scenes for Mandarins 112 Here we have..a young hero no less riggish than the relentless Xi Shi herself. 2. English regional (southern). Of cattle or sheep: tending to break through fences and escape a field. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [adjective] rancheral1847 riggish1881 bullocky1885 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > of something confined eloping1700 escaping1870 riggish1881 venting1974 1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words Riggish, usually applied to cattle or sheep..breaking through fences; also, wanton. 1882 Hampshire Telegraph & Sussex Chron. (Portsmouth) 15 July 2/4 I can't mind when it was first enclosed; there always had been a bank, and riggish cattle could go in and out. 1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 58 That's a terbul riggish heifer o' your'n, varmer; she's for ever gitten' over hedge into my vatches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1569
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