skyishadj.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪɪʃ/

Forms: see sky n.¹ and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare heavenish adj.

†1. In or of the sky; very tall, lofty; celestial. Obsolete.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 249 To 're top old Pelion, or the skyesh head Of blew Olympus.

1829 T. Doubleday Dioclesian i. i. 22 Interpret with the babbling airs That play around his skyish solitude.

1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 78 The distant spires Of skyish hills.

1859 John Bull & Britannia 17 Dec. 811/3 The almanack which is the groundwork of other almanacks.., the official blue-book of the skyish authorities.

1911 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 23 Apr. 10/2 A long-cherished desire, that I might see my camp-fire smoke ascending from the skyish head of the captain of Yosemite.

1925 J. L. May tr. Ovid Love Bks. 126 'Tis not my aim to raise myself to the skyish dwellings of the gods.

2. Of or resembling the colour of a clear daytime sky; bright blue; azure.

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the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] > resembling

sky-like1594

skyish1662

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike xlviii. 360 He had his Spittle in small drops of a Skyish Colour [L. subcæruleas], like unto Gum-Dragon dissolved.

1753 ‘T. Broderick’ Lett. from Several Parts Europe & East II. cix. 207 To what rock adheres the skyish sapphir?

1818 F. Jeffrey Let. 5 Aug. in H. Cockburn Life Ld. Jeffrey 147 The whole landscape took a strange silvery skyish tint.

1882 Daily Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) 30 July You catch the skyish gleam of the sapphire gemming her finger.

1908 Bloomfield (Indiana) News 17 July 5/2 One of the new suitings is of a soft, skyish hue, with a touch of olive in it.

1967 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 12 May (advt.) c 2/1 Our country club culotte dress... In a Skyish Blue or Buttercup Yellow.

2009 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 10 Apr. 14 Red and green and skyish blue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skyish
释义	skyishadj. Brit. /ˈskʌɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪɪʃ/ Forms: see sky n.¹ and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < sky n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare heavenish adj. †1. In or of the sky; very tall, lofty; celestial. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 249 To 're top old Pelion, or the skyesh head Of blew Olympus. 1829 T. Doubleday Dioclesian i. i. 22 Interpret with the babbling airs That play around his skyish solitude. 1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 78 The distant spires Of skyish hills. 1859 John Bull & Britannia 17 Dec. 811/3 The almanack which is the groundwork of other almanacks.., the official blue-book of the skyish authorities. 1911 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 23 Apr. 10/2 A long-cherished desire, that I might see my camp-fire smoke ascending from the skyish head of the captain of Yosemite. 1925 J. L. May tr. Ovid Love Bks. 126 'Tis not my aim to raise myself to the skyish dwellings of the gods. 2. Of or resembling the colour of a clear daytime sky; bright blue; azure. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] > resembling sky-like1594 skyish1662 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike xlviii. 360 He had his Spittle in small drops of a Skyish Colour [L. subcæruleas], like unto Gum-Dragon dissolved. 1753 ‘T. Broderick’ Lett. from Several Parts Europe & East II. cix. 207 To what rock adheres the skyish sapphir? 1818 F. Jeffrey Let. 5 Aug. in H. Cockburn Life Ld. Jeffrey 147 The whole landscape took a strange silvery skyish tint. 1882 Daily Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) 30 July You catch the skyish gleam of the sapphire gemming her finger. 1908 Bloomfield (Indiana) News 17 July 5/2 One of the new suitings is of a soft, skyish hue, with a touch of olive in it. 1967 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 12 May (advt.) c 2/1 Our country club culotte dress... In a Skyish Blue or Buttercup Yellow. 2009 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 10 Apr. 14 Red and green and skyish blue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1604
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