rookyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈrʊki/, U.S.

/ˈrʊki/

Forms: see rook n.¹ and -y suffix¹.

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

Etymology: < rook n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Full of or abounding in rooks; consisting of rooks.Chiefly in allusions to quot. a1616.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [adjective] > of or pert to rooks > full of rooks

rookya1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. ii. 52 Light thickens, And the Crow makes Wing toth' Rookie Wood.

1763 W. Woty Blossoms of Helicon 82 The gloom of hazel'd copse, And rooky grove, magnificent with shade.

1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iv. 157 The rooky tribe attend, and perched at hand, Watch the moist furrow.

1890 Temple Bar Aug. 474 At this latening season most of the English are winging home to their rooky woods.

1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. II. xxiii. 86 I passed half the time listening to the dreadful sighing of the rooky grove.

1908 A. Hubbard Woman's Work 150 Glumness and gloom wing their way to the rooky woods.

2008 Observer (Nexis) 7 Dec. 5 The rolling meadows of Middle England where foxes trot along the edges of ancient hedges before disappearing into rooky woods.

†2. slang. Rascally. Obsolete. rare.

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1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) Rooky, rascally, rakish, scampish.

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

rookyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈruːki/, U.S.

/ˈruki/, Scottish English

/ˈrukɪ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rouk n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < rouk n. (see β. forms at rouk n.) + -y suffix¹. Compare roky adj.¹ Compare also earlier rawky adj.² and later rouky adj.

Scottish and English regional (northern).

Foggy, misty.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective]

mistyOE

nebulose?1440

roky1440

nubilousc1540

hazya1584

misting1584

vaporous1594

nebulous1597

rawky1601

claggy1621

misky1671

rooky1691

nubilose1730

mistful1733

smoky1769

rouky1808

hazed1840

1691 J. Ray N. Country Words Rooky, misty.

a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (BL Lansdowne MS 1033) f. 327 b Rooky, misty or dark with steam and vapour.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Rak We say it is a rooky day, when the air is thick and the light of consequence feeble.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Rooky, misty, damp.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words at Rouky It's varry rooky weather.

1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 56 It micht be weet or rooky Or the snaw be flitterin' roun.

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

单词	rooky
释义	rookyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈrʊki/, U.S. /ˈrʊki/ Forms: see rook n.¹ and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rook n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rook n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Full of or abounding in rooks; consisting of rooks.Chiefly in allusions to quot. a1616. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [adjective] > of or pert to rooks > full of rooks rookya1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. ii. 52 Light thickens, And the Crow makes Wing toth' Rookie Wood. View more context for this quotation 1763 W. Woty Blossoms of Helicon 82 The gloom of hazel'd copse, And rooky grove, magnificent with shade. 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iv. 157 The rooky tribe attend, and perched at hand, Watch the moist furrow. 1890 Temple Bar Aug. 474 At this latening season most of the English are winging home to their rooky woods. 1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. II. xxiii. 86 I passed half the time listening to the dreadful sighing of the rooky grove. 1908 A. Hubbard Woman's Work 150 Glumness and gloom wing their way to the rooky woods. 2008 Observer (Nexis) 7 Dec. 5 The rolling meadows of Middle England where foxes trot along the edges of ancient hedges before disappearing into rooky woods. †2. slang. Rascally. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) Rooky, rascally, rakish, scampish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rookyadj.² Brit. /ˈruːki/, U.S. /ˈruki/, Scottish English /ˈrukɪ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rouk n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < rouk n. (see β. forms at rouk n.) + -y suffix¹. Compare roky adj.¹ Compare also earlier rawky adj.² and later rouky adj. Scottish and English regional (northern). Foggy, misty. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] mistyOE nebulose?1440 roky1440 nubilousc1540 hazya1584 misting1584 vaporous1594 nebulous1597 rawky1601 claggy1621 misky1671 rooky1691 nubilose1730 mistful1733 smoky1769 rouky1808 hazed1840 1691 J. Ray N. Country Words Rooky, misty. a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (BL Lansdowne MS 1033) f. 327 b Rooky, misty or dark with steam and vapour. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Rak We say it is a rooky day, when the air is thick and the light of consequence feeble. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Rooky, misty, damp. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words at Rouky It's varry rooky weather. 1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 56 It micht be weet or rooky Or the snaw be flitterin' roun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹a1616adj.²1691
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