wiggyadj.

/ˈwɪɡi/

1. [ < wig n.³ + -y suffix¹.] Wearing, or distinguished by, a wig, bewigged; sometimes implying ‘extremely grave, formal, or ceremonious’.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper

nicec1387

formal?1518

point-devicea1529

ceremonious1553

ceremonial1579

squarec1590

square-toeda1797

wiggy1817

nicey1859

uptight1969

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [adjective]

cheveluredc1485

wiggy1817

horse-haired1887

1817 M. Edgeworth Harrington & Ormond I. vi. 121 And there's our old apothecary..has taken such a fancy to her, but he's too old and wiggy.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 198 Those of the wisest and wig-iest members of the fraternity.

1840 Mrs. Gore in New Monthly Mag. 60 51 Powdered footmen and wiggy body-coachmen.

1884 Athenæum 21 Oct. 473/3 Mr. Kendal, though his get-up is a little ‘wiggy’, remains excellent as Philippe Derblay.

2. [ < wig v.² 3] Mad, crazy, ‘freaky’. U.S. slang.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky

fantastical1531

odd1577

eccentric1685

fanaticized1827

cranky1850

bee-bonneted1856

cornery1887

screwy1887

kinky1889

crankish1892

ratty1895

batchy1898

batsc1901

batty1903

potty1920

offbeat1922

off-centre1930

wacky1935

screwball1936

up the creek1941

oddball1945

wackadoo1958

kooky1959

wiggy1963

flaky1964

nutball1968

woo-woo1971

wacko1977

off-kilter1985

wackadoodle1993

fantastic-

1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xxii. 96 I just got some new jazz records from the States, Ace. Pretty wiggy.

1972 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 31/1 Traditionally considerations such as his—economics, organizations, the future—turn a prophet's soul terrible and dark or at least partially wiggy.

1978 Amer. Poetry Rev. Nov. 26/2 ‘Poor devil,’ she added, ‘he blew the star's fuse when we went wiggy for the Thin Man on a cross.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	wiggy
释义	wiggyadj. /ˈwɪɡi/ 1. [ < wig n.³ + -y suffix¹.] Wearing, or distinguished by, a wig, bewigged; sometimes implying ‘extremely grave, formal, or ceremonious’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper nicec1387 formal?1518 point-devicea1529 ceremonious1553 ceremonial1579 squarec1590 square-toeda1797 wiggy1817 nicey1859 uptight1969 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [adjective] cheveluredc1485 wiggy1817 horse-haired1887 1817 M. Edgeworth Harrington & Ormond I. vi. 121 And there's our old apothecary..has taken such a fancy to her, but he's too old and wiggy. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 198 Those of the wisest and wig-iest members of the fraternity. 1840 Mrs. Gore in New Monthly Mag. 60 51 Powdered footmen and wiggy body-coachmen. 1884 Athenæum 21 Oct. 473/3 Mr. Kendal, though his get-up is a little ‘wiggy’, remains excellent as Philippe Derblay. 2. [ < wig v.² 3] Mad, crazy, ‘freaky’. U.S. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky fantastical1531 odd1577 eccentric1685 fanaticized1827 cranky1850 bee-bonneted1856 cornery1887 screwy1887 kinky1889 crankish1892 ratty1895 batchy1898 batsc1901 batty1903 potty1920 offbeat1922 off-centre1930 wacky1935 screwball1936 up the creek1941 oddball1945 wackadoo1958 kooky1959 wiggy1963 flaky1964 nutball1968 woo-woo1971 wacko1977 off-kilter1985 wackadoodle1993 fantastic- 1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xxii. 96 I just got some new jazz records from the States, Ace. Pretty wiggy. 1972 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 31/1 Traditionally considerations such as his—economics, organizations, the future—turn a prophet's soul terrible and dark or at least partially wiggy. 1978 Amer. Poetry Rev. Nov. 26/2 ‘Poor devil,’ she added, ‘he blew the star's fuse when we went wiggy for the Thin Man on a cross.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1817
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