skyscrapingadj.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪˌskreɪpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌskreɪpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, scraping adj.

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + scraping adj., partly after skyscraper n.

Esp. of a building or mountain: of great height; so high as to appear to touch the sky. Also of a price: very high.

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

1797 ‘A. Pasquin’ Pin-basket to Children of Thespis 174 From those sky-scraping hills where the bards smote the lyre.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack i. 7 He..saw my mother with her sky scraping cap at the back of her head.

1884 Chicago Tribune 9 Mar. 19/1 The sky-scraping buildings that have been and will be erected down-town will never endanger human life.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 550 The mountain..revealed itself..from its surf-washed plinth to its sky-scraping summit.

1904 N.Y. Evening Post 12 Mar. 10 (heading) Sky-scraping prices at last Brandus picture sale.

1961 P. Fleming Bayonets to Lhasa xviii. 230 The force camped..less than a mile from the sky-scraping Potala.

2008 Tampa Bay Mag. (Florida) May 148 A skyscraping condo with unbelievable city and bay views.

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

单词	skyscraping
释义	skyscrapingadj. Brit. /ˈskʌɪˌskreɪpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌskreɪpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, scraping adj. Etymology: < sky n.¹ + scraping adj., partly after skyscraper n. Esp. of a building or mountain: of great height; so high as to appear to touch the sky. Also of a price: very high. 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 1797 ‘A. Pasquin’ Pin-basket to Children of Thespis 174 From those sky-scraping hills where the bards smote the lyre. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack i. 7 He..saw my mother with her sky scraping cap at the back of her head. 1884 Chicago Tribune 9 Mar. 19/1 The sky-scraping buildings that have been and will be erected down-town will never endanger human life. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 550 The mountain..revealed itself..from its surf-washed plinth to its sky-scraping summit. 1904 N.Y. Evening Post 12 Mar. 10 (heading) Sky-scraping prices at last Brandus picture sale. 1961 P. Fleming Bayonets to Lhasa xviii. 230 The force camped..less than a mile from the sky-scraping Potala. 2008 Tampa Bay Mag. (Florida) May 148 A skyscraping condo with unbelievable city and bay views. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1797
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