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单词 springish
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springishadj.

Brit. /ˈsprɪŋɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spring n.1, -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < spring n.1 + -ish suffix1. Compare earlier springy adj.
1. Of ground: that is wet owing to the presence of natural springs. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > wet
weta900
wateryOE
irrigate?a1412
waterish1540
irriguate1632
irriguous1651
springish1663
spewy1669
puddleda1721
swashy1796
puddly1843
1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 55 Inconveniency of puting Chalk in walls, of Houses on springish ground.
2. Characteristic or reminiscent of the season of spring; appropriate for spring.
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1847 R. T. Vyner Notitia Venatica (rev. ed.) vi.165 You may ride along..as you listen to the humming of the industrious bees,..the varied song of the lark, the springish notes of the cuckoo.
1874 Godey's Lady's Bk. June 511/2 Giving a spring-ish look to hats and gowns.
1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium ii. 39 I'm dying for something cool, and green, and fresh... Something springish.
1967 Washington Post 24 Jan. b 1/2 The springish weather did something about the people yesterday. It warmed them and charmed them.
2015 K. Bridge Better Homes & Corpses 101 Elle wore a sleeveless shirtdress..a little too springish for the forty-degree weather.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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