roaryadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɔːri/, U.S.

/ˈrɔri/, Scottish English

/ˈrorɪ/

Forms: 1600s– roary; also Scottish 1800s– roarie, 1800s– rory, 1900s– rorie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roar v.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < roar v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare slightly later rory-tory adj. Compare earlier roaring adj.

A. adj.

1. That roars (in various senses); loud, noisy, roaring.In early use with punning allusion to tory-rory adj.; later chiefly Scottish, or as a child's word.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > conservative > of Tories or conservatives > types of

tantivy1681

high Tory1682

roary1682

Tory-Radical1823

true blue1827

Tory Democratic1836

Eldonine1855

Eldonian1898

wet1981

1682 E. Hickeringill Hist. Whiggism 11 The Papists, and the whory, roary, swory, scory Tories were Cavaliers.

1825 E. Hardcastle 29th May 74 So here's to our next merry meeting—we are going to knock up a roary, royal, loyal, weekly meeting.

1919 R. C. Holliday Peeps at People 99 A three-ringed circus in full blast, a roary, noisy, bloomin' spectacle.

1947 H. W. Pryde 1st Bk. McFlannels i. 16 ‘I don't see any flames coming out the chimney. The fire must've died down.’ ‘It was making an awful roary noise when I left anyway.’

2000 I. Whybrow Little Wolf's Haunted Hall 93 The dad and mom bear pulled and pulled, then plop! out of the roary water we came.

2. Scottish. Of clothing, etc.: bright, showy, ‘loud’.

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the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > garishly coloured

speciousa1513

'skyring1724

noisy1725

rory-torya1794

flary1841

roary1866

jazzy1917

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > loud, showy, or vulgar

well-furredc1440

slang1828

thunder and lightning1837

slangy1861

Directoire1878

roary1901

1866 J. Smith Merry Bridal 9 Wi' a' her falderals sae gay, An' rory ribbons fleein'.

1901 Tailor & Cutter 8 Aug. The time when large overcheck tweeds and designs distinctly ‘rory’ were the common style.

1948 Scots Mag. June 213 The elastic-sided boots, the dickey, the cuffs, the rory tartan tie.

1993 C. MacDougall Lights Below 110 Maisie wore red shoes, though they weren't the shoes she wanted to wear... These ones were too red, too rory.

†B. n.

A person given to roaring. (Only with punning allusion to rory-tory adj.). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Toryism or conservatism > a Tory or conservative > types of

tantivy1680

roary1681

high Tory1706

high-flying Tory1708

Tory Democrat1805

Tory-Radical1834

neo-Tory1865

wet1980

dry1983

1681 O. Heywood Diary 24 Oct. in Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1881) II. 285 Theres a book called the character of a Tory wherin it runs, A Tory, a Whory, a Roary, a Scory, a Sory.

1716 Polit. Ballads (1860) II. 184 Why was it said the Tories For me did try amain? Why then are all the roaries Why are they all in vain?

Compounds

† roary buckie n. Scottish Obsolete rare = roaring buckie n. at roaring adj. and adv. Compounds.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Buccinidae > shell of whelk

whelk-shellc725

whelk?1578

roaring buckie1808

roary buckie1827

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 18 Like roarie-buckies, i' their din, Loud soundin' as the sea comes in.

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

单词	roary
释义	roaryadj.n. Brit. /ˈrɔːri/, U.S. /ˈrɔri/, Scottish English /ˈrorɪ/ Forms: 1600s– roary; also Scottish 1800s– roarie, 1800s– rory, 1900s– rorie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roar v.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < roar v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare slightly later rory-tory adj. Compare earlier roaring adj. A. adj. 1. That roars (in various senses); loud, noisy, roaring.In early use with punning allusion to tory-rory adj.; later chiefly Scottish, or as a child's word. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > conservative > of Tories or conservatives > types of tantivy1681 high Tory1682 roary1682 Tory-Radical1823 true blue1827 Tory Democratic1836 Eldonine1855 Eldonian1898 wet1981 1682 E. Hickeringill Hist. Whiggism 11 The Papists, and the whory, roary, swory, scory Tories were Cavaliers. 1825 E. Hardcastle 29th May 74 So here's to our next merry meeting—we are going to knock up a roary, royal, loyal, weekly meeting. 1919 R. C. Holliday Peeps at People 99 A three-ringed circus in full blast, a roary, noisy, bloomin' spectacle. 1947 H. W. Pryde 1st Bk. McFlannels i. 16 ‘I don't see any flames coming out the chimney. The fire must've died down.’ ‘It was making an awful roary noise when I left anyway.’ 2000 I. Whybrow Little Wolf's Haunted Hall 93 The dad and mom bear pulled and pulled, then plop! out of the roary water we came. 2. Scottish. Of clothing, etc.: bright, showy, ‘loud’. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > garishly coloured speciousa1513 'skyring1724 noisy1725 rory-torya1794 flary1841 roary1866 jazzy1917 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > loud, showy, or vulgar well-furredc1440 slang1828 thunder and lightning1837 slangy1861 Directoire1878 roary1901 1866 J. Smith Merry Bridal 9 Wi' a' her falderals sae gay, An' rory ribbons fleein'. 1901 Tailor & Cutter 8 Aug. The time when large overcheck tweeds and designs distinctly ‘rory’ were the common style. 1948 Scots Mag. June 213 The elastic-sided boots, the dickey, the cuffs, the rory tartan tie. 1993 C. MacDougall Lights Below 110 Maisie wore red shoes, though they weren't the shoes she wanted to wear... These ones were too red, too rory. †B. n. A person given to roaring. (Only with punning allusion to rory-tory adj.). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Toryism or conservatism > a Tory or conservative > types of tantivy1680 roary1681 high Tory1706 high-flying Tory1708 Tory Democrat1805 Tory-Radical1834 neo-Tory1865 wet1980 dry1983 1681 O. Heywood Diary 24 Oct. in Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1881) II. 285 Theres a book called the character of a Tory wherin it runs, A Tory, a Whory, a Roary, a Scory, a Sory. 1716 Polit. Ballads (1860) II. 184 Why was it said the Tories For me did try amain? Why then are all the roaries Why are they all in vain? Compounds † roary buckie n. Scottish Obsolete rare = roaring buckie n. at roaring adj. and adv. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Buccinidae > shell of whelk whelk-shellc725 whelk?1578 roaring buckie1808 roary buckie1827 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 18 Like roarie-buckies, i' their din, Loud soundin' as the sea comes in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1681
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