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notchy, a.|ˈnɒtʃɪ|
[f. notch n. + -y1.]
1. Having notches or indentations.
1850Allingham Poems, To the Cicada, Scraping to your heart's desire Dusky sides with notchy feet. 1883R. Broughton Belinda III. 152 The Langdale Pikes have just shaken the rain-clouds off their notchy crests.
2. Of a manual gear-changing mechanism: difficult to use because the lever has to be moved accurately (as if into a narrow notch).
1967Autocar 28 Dec. 20/2 The gear change is rather notchy, which is somewhat typical. 1972Drive Spring 150/2 Short, precise movements..are features of the four-speed gearbox, though the lever has a slightly notchy feeling. 1975Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 12/6 The short gear lever is a trifle notchy in operation although I always find this preferable to vague sloppiness. |