单词 | skyrockety |
释义 | > as lemmasˈskyrockety ˈskyrockety adj. resembling or characteristic of a sky rocket; explosive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing rapidly or sharply fast-growing1597 skyrocketing1833 skyrockety1856 bounding1887 ballooning1896 mushrooming1954 rocketing1959 1856 Amer. Publishers' Circular & Lit. Gaz. 4 Oct. 602/2 Is he..a thin, sky-rockety piece of humanity, dressed in black, and tipped off with red hair? 1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 348/2 That the sudden and sky-rockety increase last year was unnatural is generally admitted. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Oct. n1 Michaels's reward from NBC after those five skyrockety years: cheap pettiness at contract renewal time. < as lemmas |
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