roofyadj.

Brit.

/ˈruːfi/,

/ˈrʊfi/, U.S.

/ˈrufi/,

/ˈrʊfi/

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

Etymology: < roof n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier roofed adj.

Now rare.

†1. poetic. Furnished or provided with a roof. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed

covert1393

roofed1555

heeled1578

unreaved1646

covered1667

roofy1697

cleithral1849

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 115 Whether, to roofy Houses they repair, Or Sun themselves abroad in open Air.

1721 A. Hill Judgment-Day 9 Assembling Angels, now, no longer roam, But, in throng'd Radiance, gild the roofy Bow.

2. Resembling or characteristic of a roof; roof-like.

ΚΠ

1776 B. Victor Orig. Lett., Dramatic Pieces & Poems III. 175 'Till the mix'd boughs compose a roofy shade, And no bold sun-beam can my rest invade.

1815 W. Meeston tr. L. Aimé-Martin Harmonies of Nature II. ix. 356 Shell-fish carry with them a roofy covering.

1868 Harvard Advocate 13 Nov. 72/1 As I stand, or recline on my iron bedstead here, under the roofy skies.

1911 P. Henderson Pract. Floriculture (new ed.) 48 Under the roofy shade of trees.

1961 L. M. Boston Stranger at Green Knowe 10 In the thickest forest here and there was a tree so huge and roofy as to keep an open territory for itself.

3. Having many roofs; abounding in roofs.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > abounding in roofs

roofy1884

1884 Harper's Mag. July 268/1 The roofy wilderness of the metropolis.

1908 Ohio Archaeol. & Hist. Q. Jan. 84 Seen dimly over many a roofy mile..colonnaded stacks of chimney pile.

†4. In extended use. Of the voice: high-pitched. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > shrill or forced

shrillc1386

shirl1418

straineda1542

treble1550

efforced1590

shrilly1594

minikin1602

stridulous1646

feigned1664

extended1699

pipy1769

falsetto1826

screechy1834

stridulent1874

roofy1897

taut1916

1897 H. Caine Christian i. ix. 41 Capable of saying little humorous things in a thin ‘roofy’ voice.

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

单词	roofy
释义	roofyadj. Brit. /ˈruːfi/, /ˈrʊfi/, U.S. /ˈrufi/, /ˈrʊfi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roof n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < roof n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier roofed adj. Now rare. †1. poetic. Furnished or provided with a roof. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed covert1393 roofed1555 heeled1578 unreaved1646 covered1667 roofy1697 cleithral1849 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 115 Whether, to roofy Houses they repair, Or Sun themselves abroad in open Air. View more context for this quotation 1721 A. Hill Judgment-Day 9 Assembling Angels, now, no longer roam, But, in throng'd Radiance, gild the roofy Bow. 2. Resembling or characteristic of a roof; roof-like. ΚΠ 1776 B. Victor Orig. Lett., Dramatic Pieces & Poems III. 175 'Till the mix'd boughs compose a roofy shade, And no bold sun-beam can my rest invade. 1815 W. Meeston tr. L. Aimé-Martin Harmonies of Nature II. ix. 356 Shell-fish carry with them a roofy covering. 1868 Harvard Advocate 13 Nov. 72/1 As I stand, or recline on my iron bedstead here, under the roofy skies. 1911 P. Henderson Pract. Floriculture (new ed.) 48 Under the roofy shade of trees. 1961 L. M. Boston Stranger at Green Knowe 10 In the thickest forest here and there was a tree so huge and roofy as to keep an open territory for itself. 3. Having many roofs; abounding in roofs. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > abounding in roofs roofy1884 1884 Harper's Mag. July 268/1 The roofy wilderness of the metropolis. 1908 Ohio Archaeol. & Hist. Q. Jan. 84 Seen dimly over many a roofy mile..colonnaded stacks of chimney pile. †4. In extended use. Of the voice: high-pitched. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > shrill or forced shrillc1386 shirl1418 straineda1542 treble1550 efforced1590 shrilly1594 minikin1602 stridulous1646 feigned1664 extended1699 pipy1769 falsetto1826 screechy1834 stridulent1874 roofy1897 taut1916 1897 H. Caine Christian i. ix. 41 Capable of saying little humorous things in a thin ‘roofy’ voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1697
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