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.

ΘΚΠ

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.

ΚΠ

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).

单词	springish
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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). < adj.1663
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