单词 | ringy |
释义 | ringy1/ˈrɪŋi/adjective Resembling a ring; marked with rings; having rings. OriginLate 17th century. From ring + -y. ringy2/ˈrɪŋi/adjective Having a ringing quality or tone. OriginMid 19th century. From ring + -y. ringy3/ˈrɪŋi/(also ringey, wringy) North American slang (chiefly regional (west. )) adjective Irritable; ‘ornery’; angry. OriginEarly 20th century; earliest use found in Scribner's Magazine. Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare ring, or perhaps compare wrangy, recorded with the same meaning in English regional (Devon) use in the 19th cent. and in slang use in the 21st. |
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