单词 | wodgy |
释义 | wodgyadj. Solid, bulky; large, chunky. Also: dense in texture (also figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and solid greateOE stour?a1300 fata1325 mightyc1375 sternc1394 stiffc1400 massivec1425 mastiff1495 gross1516 massy1548 robustious1548 mountainousa1616 monumental1632 mountain1633 lusty1640 beamy1697 material1736 Himalayan1878 wodgy1907 monolith1922 1907 P. Dare From School to Stage v. 84 Not a London thin-bread-and-butter tea, but a great, wodgy, six-sliced repast. 1928 Daily Express 8 June 5/5 Wedding cakes..are fattening and indigestible; they are ‘wodgy’ to the palate. 1978 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. 13 (caption) Swirl a piece of totally straight hair high, pin a little wodgy bun of bright crepe paper on over the kerby grips. 1979 Hi-Fi News Dec. 169/2 I only wish I could be as totally enthusiastic about the recording. At average levels it is fine but sudden fortes come with a wodgy quality that is not at all pleasing; there are too many individual resonances for the ear to cope. 2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Jan. 20 There's nothing wrong with having wodgy arms and a big bum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1907 |
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