chokyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəʊki/, U.S.

/ˈtʃoʊki/

Inflections: Also choaky, chocky, chokey, chokie;

Etymology: < choke v. + -y suffix¹.

Now chiefly colloquial.

1. Apt to choke one who tries to swallow it; harsh, dry, and gritty. Said of fruit, and transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > dry and gritty

chokely1578

choky1597

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [adjective] > qualities of fruit

mellow1440

mellowy?1440

chokely1578

gross1578

choky1597

racy1651

mealy1673

squashy1698

rusty-coat1782

1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 459 The sower, rough and chokie Peares.

1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. World in Moone xi. 163 Keplar..guesses, that the earth there is of a more chokie soyle.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Warw. 115 The Heart but not the Core of England, having nothing Course or Choaky therein.

1661 K. W. Confused Characters 35 A choaky peare..as bad and ill savoured as ever.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 297 If it is kept.., it becomes dry, and eats harsh and choaky.

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 354 If milk be sour, the cheese..will always eat chocky and never eat fat.

2. Stifling, suffocating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > oppressively > and stifling or close

smoulderingc1400

bloomy1620

choky1690

pothery1696

stifling1737

stifled1824

stuffy1831

smudgy1847

stived1847

stivy1849

1690 J. Crowne Eng. Frier iii. 29 The room within is lose and Choaky.

3. Having or showing tendency to choking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [adjective] > choking or hindering growth

strangling1606

choking1746

choky1857

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > choking or breathless

breathless1768

choking1837

choky1857

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 79 The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.

1859 F. E. Paget Curate of Cumberworth 71 Daintily picking her way through a somewhat dark and choky shrubbery.

1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock iii. 60 I felt a little choky, and wanted to get out.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	choky
释义	chokyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃəʊki/, U.S. /ˈtʃoʊki/ Inflections: Also choaky, chocky, chokey, chokie; Etymology: < choke v. + -y suffix¹. Now chiefly colloquial. 1. Apt to choke one who tries to swallow it; harsh, dry, and gritty. Said of fruit, and transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > dry and gritty chokely1578 choky1597 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [adjective] > qualities of fruit mellow1440 mellowy?1440 chokely1578 gross1578 choky1597 racy1651 mealy1673 squashy1698 rusty-coat1782 1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 459 The sower, rough and chokie Peares. 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. World in Moone xi. 163 Keplar..guesses, that the earth there is of a more chokie soyle. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Warw. 115 The Heart but not the Core of England, having nothing Course or Choaky therein. 1661 K. W. Confused Characters 35 A choaky peare..as bad and ill savoured as ever. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 297 If it is kept.., it becomes dry, and eats harsh and choaky. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 354 If milk be sour, the cheese..will always eat chocky and never eat fat. 2. Stifling, suffocating. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > oppressively > and stifling or close smoulderingc1400 bloomy1620 choky1690 pothery1696 stifling1737 stifled1824 stuffy1831 smudgy1847 stived1847 stivy1849 1690 J. Crowne Eng. Frier iii. 29 The room within is lose and Choaky. 3. Having or showing tendency to choking. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [adjective] > choking or hindering growth strangling1606 choking1746 choky1857 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > choking or breathless breathless1768 choking1837 choky1857 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 79 The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. 1859 F. E. Paget Curate of Cumberworth 71 Daintily picking her way through a somewhat dark and choky shrubbery. 1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock iii. 60 I felt a little choky, and wanted to get out. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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