bonnyishadj.
/ˈbɒnɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbɑniɪʃ/ English regional (northern). Now rare.
Rather bonny or fine. Also: moderately large; fair. Frequently used ironically.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]
faireOE
comelyOE
winlyOE
goodlyOE
hendya1250
hendc1275
quaintc1300
seemlyc1305
tidya1325
avenant1340
honestc1384
sightya1387
properc1390
well beseena1393
queema1400
speciousa1400
featousc1400
parisantc1400
rekenc1400
well-favoureda1438
wellc1450
spectable?a1475
delicatec1480
jollya1500
bonny?a1513
snog1513
viewlyc1536
goodlikec1550
sightly1555
sightful1565
beholdinga1586
eyesome?1587
decent1600
vage1604
prospicuous1605
eyely1614
fashionable1630
well-looking1638
softa1643
fineish1647
well-looked1660
of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700
likely-looked1709
sonsy1720
smiling1725
aspectable1731
smirkya1758
likely-looking1771
respectable1776
magnificent-looking1790
producible1792
presentable1800
good-looking1804
nice-looking1807
bonnyish1855
spick1882
eyeable1887
aegyo2007
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree
goodeOE
fairOE
goodlyc1275
largea1375
no littlea1413
substantial1413
unleast?1440
prettya1475
reasonablea1500
substantious1545
substantive1575
sensible1581
pretty and ——1596
goody1597
greatish1611
considerable1651
sonsy1721
respectable1736
smart1750
quite a little ——1763
gey1796
smartish1799
canny1805
serious1810
right smart1825
dunnamuch1831
snug1833
tidy1839
bonnyish1855
largish1872
a nice little ——1891
significant1898
healthy1901
beaucoup1917
1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 18 Bonnyish, ‘They're a bonnyish lot,’ a fine set.
1895 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 17 Aug. 1/6 Ninety mile's a bonnyish way.
2013 @DanDava1892 21 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Soon as there's a bonnyish lass in #bbuk all the jealous skets get on the phone n get them evicted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1855