单词 | yary |
释义 | yaryadj. dialect (chiefly Newfoundland). Quick, sharp; alert, energetic; wary, wide awake; rising early. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active sprindeOE whata1000 braga1350 prestc1390 yarea1400 stirringc1400 startingc1440 actious1441 actuala1470 activea1522 queemc1540 skeetc1540 lively1567 alive-like1582 pragmatical1590 spruce1590 agilious1599 brisk1599 sprightly?c1599 brisky1600 alives-like1601 alacrious1602 smart1602 eyebright1603 whisking1611 deedy1615 vibrant1616 sprunt1631 perking1653 alert1654 exilient1654 alacrative1657 eveillé1676 budge1691 jaunty1705 spry1746 sprack1747 alive1748 high-geared1795 rash1805 spicy1828 live1830 deedful1834 yary1855 sprucy1858 alacritous1859 sprackish1882 brash1884 up-and-coming1889 up and doing1901 loose1907 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936 buzzy1978 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > alert warec1000 erect1544 present1548 prick-eared?1550 open-eyed1565 erecteda1586 wakened1609 arrect1646 alerta1728 downc1770 wide awake1785 brighta1819 noticing1820 featy1844 undreamy1848 yary1855 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > bed related to sleep or rest > [adjective] > rising early matinal1819 matutinal1834 matutine1850 yary1925 1855 Trans. Philol. Soc. 38 [Norfolk] Yary, brisk. 1863 J. Moreton Life & Work in Newfoundland iii. 35 Yary, wary. 1868 in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 622/2 Here we saw a great number of wild geese in the lagoon..but it was impossible to get within shooting distance of them, these birds are so wild and extremely yarry. 1881 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 20 Sept. 1 We don't find the cruising war-ships of our yarry neighbours the French and the Americans, lying in port for weeks at a time. 1906 N. Duncan Adventures Billy Topsail 256 ‘Hi, b'y! Get yarry (wide awake)!’ cried the captain in the morning. 1925 Dial. Notes 5 346 Yary,..1. energetic; smart. 2. early. 3. wary. 1966 A. R. Scammell My Newfoundland 90 That would be Skipper John Elliott, yary as ever, hi-tailing it for Jacob's ground before the Eastern Tickle crowd got the choice berths for the day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1855 |
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