释义 |
sinky, a. rare.|ˈsɪŋkɪ| [f. sink v. + -y.] Of sand or soil: Yielding; = sinking ppl. a. 1 a.
1827H. Steuart Planter's G. (1828) 249 If the forced-up surface also of the pit be too soft and sinky. 1895‘G. Setoun’ Sunshine & Haar vii. 145 It was a heavy enough walk over the ‘sinky’ sand even in the best of weather. |