spring-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spring n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In a manner characteristic of or resembling spring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > season > [adverb] > in or like spring

spring-like1567

vernally1727

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 85 The ground did springlike florish there [L. vernat humus].

1638 A. H. in A. Hodges tr. Achilles Tatius Loves of Clitophon & Leucippe To Transl. sig. a3^v She is still best seeneIn her owne colours, Spring-like cloath'd in Greene.

1879 Irish Monthly 7 496 Spring-like the Pentecostal fire shall stir To richer life the hidden germs.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Feb. 10/1 A new impulse of literary vitality seems to have swept spring-like over the American Continent.

2010 Perspecta 43 30/1 The new materiality is emerging springlike on many fronts.

B. adj.

Characteristic or reminiscent of spring; similar to that which is prevalent in spring; vernal.In figurative context in quot. 1623.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > spring

vernal1619

germinal1622

vertumnal1622

spring-like1623

springy1633

vernant1654

vernon1694

primaveral1823

1623 G. Wither Hymns & Songs 38 The spring-like season of the Gospell, after the cloudy and Winter-like time vnder the Law, is here set forth.

1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick i. i. 3/2 The Morning part is in a manner spring-like, the Noon part like unto the Summer.

1729 R. Savage Wanderer v. 111 There the last Blossoms Spring-like Pride unfold.

1771 G. White Jrnl. 2 Apr. (1970) iv. 38 Spring-like day.

1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India v. 195 The climate here is most agreeably temperate and spring-like.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay iii. 40 Miss Lambert..looked lovely in soft clear white Indian muslin over spring-like green.

1912 L. C. Morton Hero & Man iii. 43 Her hat was wreathed with delicate spring-like flowers.

1943 Sci. News Let. 1 May 282/1 Skies in May assume a distinctly springlike aspect.

2016 Independent (Nexis) 13 May Forecasters have warned the spring-like weather is likely to disappear.

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

单词	spring-like
释义	spring-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spring n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. In a manner characteristic of or resembling spring. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [adverb] > in or like spring spring-like1567 vernally1727 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 85 The ground did springlike florish there [L. vernat humus]. 1638 A. H. in A. Hodges tr. Achilles Tatius Loves of Clitophon & Leucippe To Transl. sig. a3^v She is still best seeneIn her owne colours, Spring-like cloath'd in Greene. 1879 Irish Monthly 7 496 Spring-like the Pentecostal fire shall stir To richer life the hidden germs. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Feb. 10/1 A new impulse of literary vitality seems to have swept spring-like over the American Continent. 2010 Perspecta 43 30/1 The new materiality is emerging springlike on many fronts. B. adj. Characteristic or reminiscent of spring; similar to that which is prevalent in spring; vernal.In figurative context in quot. 1623. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > spring vernal1619 germinal1622 vertumnal1622 spring-like1623 springy1633 vernant1654 vernon1694 primaveral1823 1623 G. Wither Hymns & Songs 38 The spring-like season of the Gospell, after the cloudy and Winter-like time vnder the Law, is here set forth. 1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick i. i. 3/2 The Morning part is in a manner spring-like, the Noon part like unto the Summer. 1729 R. Savage Wanderer v. 111 There the last Blossoms Spring-like Pride unfold. 1771 G. White Jrnl. 2 Apr. (1970) iv. 38 Spring-like day. 1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India v. 195 The climate here is most agreeably temperate and spring-like. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay iii. 40 Miss Lambert..looked lovely in soft clear white Indian muslin over spring-like green. 1912 L. C. Morton Hero & Man iii. 43 Her hat was wreathed with delicate spring-like flowers. 1943 Sci. News Let. 1 May 282/1 Skies in May assume a distinctly springlike aspect. 2016 Independent (Nexis) 13 May Forecasters have warned the spring-like weather is likely to disappear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1567
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