tousytowsyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊzi/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊzi/, Scottish English

/ˈtʌʊzɪ/

Forms: Also 1700s– touzie, 1800s– touzy, 1800s towzy, towsie, toosy.

Etymology: < touse v. + -y suffix¹.

Chiefly Scottish and northern dialect.

1. Dishevelled, unkempt, tousled; shaggy, rough. Also in combinations, transferred, and figurative.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc.

rowsey1565

slovenlya1568

sloven-like1569

uncompta1641

frowzy1710

blowzed1766

blowzyc1770

tousy1786

frowzled1808

sloven1821

hashy1825

tously1832

tousled1847

tuzzy-muzzy1847

unsleek1859

tousled-looking1860

slouchy1864

scraggly1869

frowzly1872

sploshy1881

schlumpy1956

streelish1974

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > rough or abusive

runishc1400

tousy1873

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 123 And be I ornat in my speiche, Than Towsy sayis I am sa streiche.]

1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs v, in Poems 11 His breast was white, his towzie back, Weel clad wi' coat o' glossy black.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 159/1 Like yere ain towsie hassock o' hair, that has nae been kamed since Kate Kimmer kamed it with the three-footed stool.

1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxvii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 92 What an outlandish, toosey-headed, wee sunbrunt deevil o' a lassie that.

1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold xiv His hair was long and ‘touzy’.

1873 A. G. Murdoch Lilts on Doric Lyre 57 Tell him, when in the touzie key, A nicht wi' him I wadna gie.

1897 H. Ochiltree Out of Shroud xxiv. 331 I was oot gey late ae nicht—a touzie nicht it was.

1925 G. B. Cumming A'anside Lilts 71 The times then were touzie to live in.

1955 Times 9 May 6/3 A campaign that is already showing signs of developing into a tousy fight.

1972 Listener 27 July 104/3 (heading) Glory goals rock tousy Rangers.

2. Abundant, prolific; esp. in combinations, tousy tea n. a knife-and-fork tea, high tea.

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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > tea

tea1738

high tea1787

tea and turn out1806

supper1818

tousy tea1835

meat tea1842

thé complet1856

low tea1883

thick tea1886

tea-supper1892

cream tea1964

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abundantly produced or producing

fecundc1400

facund?1504

bountifula1538

redundant?1611

fertilea1616

fruitful1629

prolific1665

productive1672

spawning1682

tousy1895

1835 Glasgow Jrnl. 31 Oct. 44 Mrs Stewart had laid what she styled a ‘touzie tea’.

1895 H. Ochiltree Redburn ix. 90 It's no very great place for yits or barley, but a gye tousie place for gress.

1934 T. Smellie Tea-pairty 12 Next to a touzie tea there's naething like maesic tae soothe a savage beast.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tousy
释义	tousytowsyadj. Brit. /ˈtaʊzi/, U.S. /ˈtaʊzi/, Scottish English /ˈtʌʊzɪ/ Forms: Also 1700s– touzie, 1800s– touzy, 1800s towzy, towsie, toosy. Etymology: < touse v. + -y suffix¹. Chiefly Scottish and northern dialect. 1. Dishevelled, unkempt, tousled; shaggy, rough. Also in combinations, transferred, and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc. rowsey1565 slovenlya1568 sloven-like1569 uncompta1641 frowzy1710 blowzed1766 blowzyc1770 tousy1786 frowzled1808 sloven1821 hashy1825 tously1832 tousled1847 tuzzy-muzzy1847 unsleek1859 tousled-looking1860 slouchy1864 scraggly1869 frowzly1872 sploshy1881 schlumpy1956 streelish1974 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > rough or abusive runishc1400 tousy1873 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 123 And be I ornat in my speiche, Than Towsy sayis I am sa streiche.] 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs v, in Poems 11 His breast was white, his towzie back, Weel clad wi' coat o' glossy black. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 159/1 Like yere ain towsie hassock o' hair, that has nae been kamed since Kate Kimmer kamed it with the three-footed stool. 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxvii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 92 What an outlandish, toosey-headed, wee sunbrunt deevil o' a lassie that. 1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold xiv His hair was long and ‘touzy’. 1873 A. G. Murdoch Lilts on Doric Lyre 57 Tell him, when in the touzie key, A nicht wi' him I wadna gie. 1897 H. Ochiltree Out of Shroud xxiv. 331 I was oot gey late ae nicht—a touzie nicht it was. 1925 G. B. Cumming A'anside Lilts 71 The times then were touzie to live in. 1955 Times 9 May 6/3 A campaign that is already showing signs of developing into a tousy fight. 1972 Listener 27 July 104/3 (heading) Glory goals rock tousy Rangers. 2. Abundant, prolific; esp. in combinations, tousy tea n. a knife-and-fork tea, high tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > tea tea1738 high tea1787 tea and turn out1806 supper1818 tousy tea1835 meat tea1842 thé complet1856 low tea1883 thick tea1886 tea-supper1892 cream tea1964 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abundantly produced or producing fecundc1400 facund?1504 bountifula1538 redundant?1611 fertilea1616 fruitful1629 prolific1665 productive1672 spawning1682 tousy1895 1835 Glasgow Jrnl. 31 Oct. 44 Mrs Stewart had laid what she styled a ‘touzie tea’. 1895 H. Ochiltree Redburn ix. 90 It's no very great place for yits or barley, but a gye tousie place for gress. 1934 T. Smellie Tea-pairty 12 Next to a touzie tea there's naething like maesic tae soothe a savage beast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1786
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