zizzyadj.

Brit.

/ˈzɪzi/, U.S.

/ˈzɪzi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zizz int., zizz n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < zizz int. + -y suffix¹, and partly < zizz n. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

1. Characterized by or involving a buzzing or whizzing sound. Now rare.In quot. 1843 in figurative context.

ΚΠ

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. lx. 269 Conversation, where one is ardent and the other cold, becomes sissee or zizzy:—a dialogue between cold water and hot iron.

1903 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 22 July 7/4 The zippy, zoomy, zizzy note he [sc. a mosquito] sings as swift as he flies.

1964 Radio, Television & Hobbies (Austral.) Oct. 83/2 That open, slightly ‘zizzy’ sound of a wide-range, high fidelity unit.

2. Vibrant, lively, energetic. Cf. zizz n. 2. Now chiefly British.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > of fine or gay appearance

gay?c1225

jollyc1380

gallantc1420

show-worthy1542

gaud-glorious1555

brave1568

of show1580

gaudy1583

braving1600

cavalier1670

showish1675

showy1712

braw1724

branky1790

viewy1850

cheesy1858

cheesy1863

jazzified1920

jazzed1922

zizzy1966

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit

freec1300

unbridledc1374

riotous?1456

liberala1500

unrestrained1531

libertine1593

relaxed1623

long-waisted1647

self-abandoning1817

laissez-aller1818

self-abandoned1833

uninhibited1880

un-Victorian1908

leggo1943

zizzy1966

loose1968

1966 Guardian 5 Feb. 7/6 And who's going to pay for ‘Danger Man’ with that zizzy Patrick McGoohan, then?

1976 Times 4 Oct. 7 My wife said I should wear a dark suit but I did risk a particularly zizzy tie.

1995 Independent 20 May 29 A question..of London being a lot more zizzy than Paris.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zizzy
释义	zizzyadj. Brit. /ˈzɪzi/, U.S. /ˈzɪzi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zizz int., zizz n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < zizz int. + -y suffix¹, and partly < zizz n. + -y suffix¹. colloquial. 1. Characterized by or involving a buzzing or whizzing sound. Now rare.In quot. 1843 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. lx. 269 Conversation, where one is ardent and the other cold, becomes sissee or zizzy:—a dialogue between cold water and hot iron. 1903 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 22 July 7/4 The zippy, zoomy, zizzy note he [sc. a mosquito] sings as swift as he flies. 1964 Radio, Television & Hobbies (Austral.) Oct. 83/2 That open, slightly ‘zizzy’ sound of a wide-range, high fidelity unit. 2. Vibrant, lively, energetic. Cf. zizz n. 2. Now chiefly British. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > of fine or gay appearance gay?c1225 jollyc1380 gallantc1420 show-worthy1542 gaud-glorious1555 brave1568 of show1580 gaudy1583 braving1600 cavalier1670 showish1675 showy1712 braw1724 branky1790 viewy1850 cheesy1858 cheesy1863 jazzified1920 jazzed1922 zizzy1966 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit freec1300 unbridledc1374 riotous?1456 liberala1500 unrestrained1531 libertine1593 relaxed1623 long-waisted1647 self-abandoning1817 laissez-aller1818 self-abandoned1833 uninhibited1880 un-Victorian1908 leggo1943 zizzy1966 loose1968 1966 Guardian 5 Feb. 7/6 And who's going to pay for ‘Danger Man’ with that zizzy Patrick McGoohan, then? 1976 Times 4 Oct. 7 My wife said I should wear a dark suit but I did risk a particularly zizzy tie. 1995 Independent 20 May 29 A question..of London being a lot more zizzy than Paris. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
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