cliffyadj.

Brit.

/ˈklɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈklɪfi/

Forms: see cliff n. and -y suffix¹.

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

Etymology: < cliff n. + -y suffix¹. Compare cleevy adj.Apparently re-formed in the 16th cent. Compare also Old English clifiht , in the same sense ( < cliff n. + the parallel Old English suffix -iht : see discussion at -y suffix¹).

Having, or characterized by the presence of, a cliff or cliffs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [adjective]

cliffyOE

scarrya1382

clivy1587

cliffed1589

clifty1589

cleevy1612

bluff1694

bold1810

rock-faced1840

bluffy1872

OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 51 Cliuosus, clifig uel ohyld.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 33 The shore is Cliffy.

1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 62 Callice..In kenning of the cliffie Douer stands.

1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie ii. 10 The sea coasts being generally cliffie and in accessible.

1671 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus Remarkable Addr. 114 Faitsinchina is a small Isle..whose Cliffy Borders are so steep.

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 8 Ev'n on the cliffy Height of Penmenmaur.

1785 R. Twining Let. 20 July in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 117 It is situated under some high cliffy hills.

1816 Ann. Reg. 1815 Misc. 545/1 Allen's Isle..is altogether low land; but the south-east end is cliffy.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §9. 61 A mountain basin..bounded all round by a grand and cliffy rim.

1928 Jrnl. Geogr. 27 117 Topographically a bluff is rounded rather than cliffy, but nevertheless is in some degree precipitous.

1980 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 9 107 The palaeoenvironments of 'Ubeidiya included a hilly area..with cliffy exposures.

2006 Alaska Mag. Sept. 50/1 The animals are not particularly wary of hunters, relying primarily on the security of their cliffy territory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cliffy
释义	cliffyadj. Brit. /ˈklɪfi/, U.S. /ˈklɪfi/ Forms: see cliff n. and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cliff n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < cliff n. + -y suffix¹. Compare cleevy adj.Apparently re-formed in the 16th cent. Compare also Old English clifiht , in the same sense ( < cliff n. + the parallel Old English suffix -iht : see discussion at -y suffix¹). Having, or characterized by the presence of, a cliff or cliffs. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [adjective] cliffyOE scarrya1382 clivy1587 cliffed1589 clifty1589 cleevy1612 bluff1694 bold1810 rock-faced1840 bluffy1872 OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 51 Cliuosus, clifig uel ohyld. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 33 The shore is Cliffy. 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 62 Callice..In kenning of the cliffie Douer stands. 1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie ii. 10 The sea coasts being generally cliffie and in accessible. 1671 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus Remarkable Addr. 114 Faitsinchina is a small Isle..whose Cliffy Borders are so steep. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 8 Ev'n on the cliffy Height of Penmenmaur. 1785 R. Twining Let. 20 July in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 117 It is situated under some high cliffy hills. 1816 Ann. Reg. 1815 Misc. 545/1 Allen's Isle..is altogether low land; but the south-east end is cliffy. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §9. 61 A mountain basin..bounded all round by a grand and cliffy rim. 1928 Jrnl. Geogr. 27 117 Topographically a bluff is rounded rather than cliffy, but nevertheless is in some degree precipitous. 1980 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 9 107 The palaeoenvironments of 'Ubeidiya included a hilly area..with cliffy exposures. 2006 Alaska Mag. Sept. 50/1 The animals are not particularly wary of hunters, relying primarily on the security of their cliffy territory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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