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单词 rowthy
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rowthyadj.

Brit. /ˈraʊθi/, U.S. /ˈraʊθi/, Scottish English /ˈrʌʊθɪ/
Forms: 1700s–1800s routhie, 1800s ruthy, 1800s– routhy, 1800s– rowthy, 2000s– rowthie.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rowth n.2, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < rowth n.2 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier rowth adj.
Chiefly Scottish.
Plentifully supplied with something; well-provided; abundant, plentiful; prosperous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective]
richeOE
eadyOE
richfulc1300
plenteousc1350
wealthyc1380
wealthfula1400
wlouȝa1400
wellc1405
biga1425
goldedc1450
substantious1490
able1516
opulent?1518
substantive1543
strong1581
fat1611
juicy1627
fortuned1632
affluent1652
rhinocerical1688
rough1721
rowthy1792
golden1797
strong-handed1817
well-to-do1831
wealth-encumbered1844
nabobish1857
rhinoceral1860
ingoted1864
tinny1871
pocket-filled1886
oofy1896
nawabi1955
brewstered2001
1792 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum IV. 377 Then wait a wee, and canie wale, A routhie butt, a routhie ben.
1821 W. Liddle Poems 56 Sair yer coat it does disgrace Whan yer sae routhy, To let the poor gang frae yer house.
1880 J. Watson in D. H. Edwards 100 Mod. Sc. Poets 1st Ser. 291 O'siller I've never been routhy.
1887 R. Allan Border & Other Poems 12 Gey routhie, ye'll see, were auld Jean and her callant.
1893 Cumberland Pacquet 14 Dec. 6/1 It was sed to be a ‘routhy’ time when t'pig was kilt.
a1914 in Mearns Leader (1950) 23 June Up, Jock, wi' the tiller—soon routhy wi' siller.
1995 A. Fenton Craiters i. 24 Lyin ere waitin tae sproot an mak a rowthy season.

Derivatives

ˈrowthiness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [noun]
plentyc1300
richness?a1400
wealthfulnessc1450
wealthinessa1513
substantiousness1596
plenitya1622
plenitude1631
rowthinessa1838
flushness1868
divitism1890
oofiness1935
a1838 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. MSS (Adv. 22.1.11) XI. 154 Routhiness, plenty, abundance, fullness.
1872 J. Paterson Autobiogr. Remin. iv. 87 This was not enough to account for her evident rowthiness.
1935 W. Soutar Diary 7 Apr. in Diaries of Dying Man (1991) vi. 56 Finished Sunset Song. No doubt at all about the richness, the routhiness of this book.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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