sprayeyadj.1
/ˈspreɪi/, U.S. /ˈspreɪi/ Having sprays or small twigs; spray-like.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having twig(s)
twiggy1600
twigged1640
browsy1709
virgated1776
sprayey1849
twigsome1860
plical1890
1849 C. J. Lever Horace Templeton xii The candles were..glittering like stars through the sprayey branches [of the larch~tree].
1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn lviii Ferns..mingled their sprayey leaves with the wild myrtle.
1882 Garden 14 Jan. 25/2 Soft packing..may consist of soft sprayey faggots.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sprayeyadj.2
/ˈspreɪi/, U.S. /ˈspreɪi/ Casting or carrying spray; of the nature of spray.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > [adjective] > casting or carrying spray
sprayey1831
1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 111 The dark-watered fountain shedding its gloomy, or rapid, or sprayey stream, down the cheek of a lofty rock.
1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 69 The roll of heavy seas, the rush of sprayey winds.
1892 R. Broughton Mrs. Bligh viii A..dark rain-cloud sails up and shakes out three sprayey drops from its skirts upon them.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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