drumlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdrʌmli/, U.S.

/ˈdrəmli/, Scottish English

/ˈdrʌmlɪ/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1700s–1800s drumley, 1800s– drumly; Scottish pre-1700 drumblie, pre-1700 drumlye, pre-1700 drwmly, pre-1700 1700s– drumlie, pre-1700 1700s– drumly, 1700s–1800s drumbly, 1800s drumley.

Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: drubly adj.

Etymology: Perhaps a variant of drubly adj.; compare later drummle v.

Scottish and English regional (northern).

a. Of water or other liquid: turbid, not clear; discoloured with matter in suspension; murky, muddy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > qualities of liquid > cloudy or opaque > specific muddy or turbid

druvya1300

drublya1340

oozya1398

feculent1471

troublous1495

mudlya1500

drumlya1522

troublish?1527

puddled1559

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muddled1624

turbid1626

turbidous1628

puddlish1633

muddied1642

scuddy1797

roily1823

blundered1855

jumbly1864

mudded1898

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. v. l. 4 Hellys flude of Acheron..Drumly of mud, and skaldand as it war wod.

1571 G. Buchanan Admonitioun Trew Lordis sig. A.4 Gude fisching..in drumly watteris.

1622 J. Abernethy Christian & Heavenly Treat. xix. 293 Like a stirred and drumly water.

1713 P. Kennedy Ophthalmographia ii. xxxv. 93 It mixed with the Aqueous Humour, which becoming drumly, the Patient could no way see.

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems Var. Subj. (1779) 20 At drumbly gear they take nae pet; Foul water slockens fire And drouth thir days.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 10 Its margin often miry and sedgy, its water drumly.

1894 Fishing Gaz. 10 Nov. 458/3 During the last ten days of the season, when the water was drumly and frequently spating, anglers were out in strong force on the Bervie, Luther, and West water.

1921 H. Van Dyke Camp-fires & Guide-posts xii. 185 The water was too high and drumlie for fly-fishing.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xvii. 290 There will be a drop of black ink in the spring water that makes it drumly.

2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go ii. 11 The radge weather sent shock tsunamis skitin throu cities an continental plains sookin millions o citizens doon unner the dark drumly watter.

b. figurative and in extended use: murky, unclear; dirty. †to fish in drumly waters: = to fish in troubled waters at fish v.¹ 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective]

uncleaneOE

horyc1000

foulOE

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sutya1225

mixc1225

blackc1300

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bawdy1377

filthyc1384

nastyc1390

sowlyc1400

soryc1440

uncleanly1447

mossyc1450

dungyc1494

bedirted1528

slubberly?1529

filthish1530

deturpate?1533

mucky1538

stercorous1542

bluterc1550

dungish?1550

puddly1559

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suddle1568

parbruilyiedc1586

sluttered1589

dirty1600

ordurous?1606

immund1621

turpie1633

sterquilinious1647

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foede1657

stercorose1727

murky1755

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mullocky1839

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sewery1851

dutty1853

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cloacean1859

mucky1863

bilgy1878

cloacaline1879

muck-heapy1881

cloacinal1887

schmutzig1911

grufty1922

scabrous1939

mawkit1962

feechie1975

1563 N. Winȝet tr. St. Vincent of Lérins For Antiq. Catholik Fayth f. 57 Lat ye cleir fayth & credulitie of our elders be na mixing of glar or mude be tribulit (and maid drumlye).

1612 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1889) 1st Ser. IX. 480 Some ydill and busie bodyis.., lovearis of trouble and unquyetnes..and desyrous still to fishe in drumlie wateris.

1677 Rec. Inverness in W. Mackay Rec. Presbyteries Inverness & Dingwall (1896) 85 Shee was for the space of ane yeir compleitt keipt in a most drumly condition.

a1737 J. Fraser in A. Fergusson Major Fraser's MS (1889) I. ii. 160 If Simon could be stolen out of France, he might come to fish in drumly waters.

1822 R. Wilson Poems 54 Nae doot it's but a drumly warl', Thro' which puir chields their clay maun harl.

1902 J. Lumsden Toorle 159 Throo the drumliest legal muddles, Like a high-paced naig he strade.

1925 C. P. Slater Marget Pow 12 You would never believe the drumlie, grey, dirty colour poor Lady Lindesay's napery is now!

2005 J. Corbett & B. Findlay Serving Twa Maisters 134 The Greek has allusions that are gey drumlie, and aiblins undacent.

c. spec. Muddle-headed, confused, giddy.

ΚΠ

1728 A. Ramsay Poems II. 12 Fatigu'd and drumbly from the Down he flies, With skinny Cheek, pale Lips and blood-run Eyes.

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 505 Or what the drumlie Dutch were doin.

1829 W. Scott Jrnl. 13 Feb. (1946) 19 I wrote for several hours..but was nervous and drumbly.

1835 J. Hogg Tales Wars Montrose III. 76 He..sought out the common executioner, but he was a great drumbly drunken stump, and could tell him nothing.

1979 B. Whyte Yellow on Broom 126 I was tired and still drumly after my outburst of temper.

2. Of the sky, the weather, etc.: gloomy, dark, cloudy, troubled. Also figurative of prospects, a person's looks, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > specifically of the sky

darkOE

louringa1450

drumlya1522

loury1686

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > of things or looks

melancholy1599

drumly1708

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) v. xii. 55 The drumly [a1527 Elphinstoun drumblie] schour ȝet furth our al the ayr Als blak as pyk.

1639 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 200 We did little expect the holding of it in so drumblie a season.

1689 H. Mackay Let. in Mem. War Scotl. & Irel. (1833) 231 Since my last [letter] things look more drumly here.

1708 J. Blackader Diary 26 Sept. in A. Crichton Life J. Blackader (1824) 331 This campaign has still a strange drumly aspect.

1732 E. Erskine Stone rejected by Builders iii. 30 They are inquiring about the state and circumstances of God's Israel, in a dark and drumbly day like this.

c1817 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches II. 220 A glow of seriousness in his drumly looks.

1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love xxviii. 92 Above the drumly day.

1941 A. Scott-Moncrieff Auntie Robbo viii. 66 The bus sped forwards into the dark and drumly night.

2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 2 Aug. (Mag.) 54 I would bide in ma cottage on sunny days acause I was certaint it would rain efter. But on ither days, dreich and drumly days, I'd take the boat oot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	drumly
释义	drumlyadj. Brit. /ˈdrʌmli/, U.S. /ˈdrəmli/, Scottish English /ˈdrʌmlɪ/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1700s–1800s drumley, 1800s– drumly; Scottish pre-1700 drumblie, pre-1700 drumlye, pre-1700 drwmly, pre-1700 1700s– drumlie, pre-1700 1700s– drumly, 1700s–1800s drumbly, 1800s drumley. Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: drubly adj. Etymology: Perhaps a variant of drubly adj.; compare later drummle v. Scottish and English regional (northern). 1. a. Of water or other liquid: turbid, not clear; discoloured with matter in suspension; murky, muddy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > qualities of liquid > cloudy or opaque > specific muddy or turbid druvya1300 drublya1340 oozya1398 feculent1471 troublous1495 mudlya1500 drumlya1522 troublish?1527 puddled1559 puddly1559 suddy1587 muddy1590 droumy1605 muddled1624 turbid1626 turbidous1628 puddlish1633 muddied1642 scuddy1797 roily1823 blundered1855 jumbly1864 mudded1898 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. v. l. 4 Hellys flude of Acheron..Drumly of mud, and skaldand as it war wod. 1571 G. Buchanan Admonitioun Trew Lordis sig. A.4 Gude fisching..in drumly watteris. 1622 J. Abernethy Christian & Heavenly Treat. xix. 293 Like a stirred and drumly water. 1713 P. Kennedy Ophthalmographia ii. xxxv. 93 It mixed with the Aqueous Humour, which becoming drumly, the Patient could no way see. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems Var. Subj. (1779) 20 At drumbly gear they take nae pet; Foul water slockens fire And drouth thir days. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 10 Its margin often miry and sedgy, its water drumly. 1894 Fishing Gaz. 10 Nov. 458/3 During the last ten days of the season, when the water was drumly and frequently spating, anglers were out in strong force on the Bervie, Luther, and West water. 1921 H. Van Dyke Camp-fires & Guide-posts xii. 185 The water was too high and drumlie for fly-fishing. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xvii. 290 There will be a drop of black ink in the spring water that makes it drumly. 2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go ii. 11 The radge weather sent shock tsunamis skitin throu cities an continental plains sookin millions o citizens doon unner the dark drumly watter. b. figurative and in extended use: murky, unclear; dirty. †to fish in drumly waters: = to fish in troubled waters at fish v.¹ 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] uncleaneOE horyc1000 foulOE fennilicha1225 sutya1225 mixc1225 blackc1300 solwyc1325 bawdy1377 filthyc1384 nastyc1390 sowlyc1400 soryc1440 uncleanly1447 mossyc1450 dungyc1494 bedirted1528 slubberly?1529 filthish1530 deturpate?1533 mucky1538 stercorous1542 bluterc1550 dungish?1550 puddly1559 drumly1563 suddle1568 parbruilyiedc1586 sluttered1589 dirty1600 ordurous?1606 immund1621 turpie1633 sterquilinious1647 bruckled1648 cloacal1656 foede1657 stercorose1727 murky1755 sterquilinian1772 cloacinean1814 floy1820 poucey1829 stoachy1836 mullocky1839 muckering1841 sewery1851 dutty1853 dauby1855 cloacean1859 mucky1863 bilgy1878 cloacaline1879 muck-heapy1881 cloacinal1887 schmutzig1911 grufty1922 scabrous1939 mawkit1962 feechie1975 1563 N. Winȝet tr. St. Vincent of Lérins For Antiq. Catholik Fayth f. 57 Lat ye cleir fayth & credulitie of our elders be na mixing of glar or mude be tribulit (and maid drumlye). 1612 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1889) 1st Ser. IX. 480 Some ydill and busie bodyis.., lovearis of trouble and unquyetnes..and desyrous still to fishe in drumlie wateris. 1677 Rec. Inverness in W. Mackay Rec. Presbyteries Inverness & Dingwall (1896) 85 Shee was for the space of ane yeir compleitt keipt in a most drumly condition. a1737 J. Fraser in A. Fergusson Major Fraser's MS (1889) I. ii. 160 If Simon could be stolen out of France, he might come to fish in drumly waters. 1822 R. Wilson Poems 54 Nae doot it's but a drumly warl', Thro' which puir chields their clay maun harl. 1902 J. Lumsden Toorle 159 Throo the drumliest legal muddles, Like a high-paced naig he strade. 1925 C. P. Slater Marget Pow 12 You would never believe the drumlie, grey, dirty colour poor Lady Lindesay's napery is now! 2005 J. Corbett & B. Findlay Serving Twa Maisters 134 The Greek has allusions that are gey drumlie, and aiblins undacent. c. spec. Muddle-headed, confused, giddy. ΚΠ 1728 A. Ramsay Poems II. 12 Fatigu'd and drumbly from the Down he flies, With skinny Cheek, pale Lips and blood-run Eyes. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 505 Or what the drumlie Dutch were doin. 1829 W. Scott Jrnl. 13 Feb. (1946) 19 I wrote for several hours..but was nervous and drumbly. 1835 J. Hogg Tales Wars Montrose III. 76 He..sought out the common executioner, but he was a great drumbly drunken stump, and could tell him nothing. 1979 B. Whyte Yellow on Broom 126 I was tired and still drumly after my outburst of temper. 2. Of the sky, the weather, etc.: gloomy, dark, cloudy, troubled. Also figurative of prospects, a person's looks, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > specifically of the sky darkOE louringa1450 drumlya1522 loury1686 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > of things or looks melancholy1599 drumly1708 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) v. xii. 55 The drumly [a1527 Elphinstoun drumblie] schour ȝet furth our al the ayr Als blak as pyk. 1639 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 200 We did little expect the holding of it in so drumblie a season. 1689 H. Mackay Let. in Mem. War Scotl. & Irel. (1833) 231 Since my last [letter] things look more drumly here. 1708 J. Blackader Diary 26 Sept. in A. Crichton Life J. Blackader (1824) 331 This campaign has still a strange drumly aspect. 1732 E. Erskine Stone rejected by Builders iii. 30 They are inquiring about the state and circumstances of God's Israel, in a dark and drumbly day like this. c1817 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches II. 220 A glow of seriousness in his drumly looks. 1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love xxviii. 92 Above the drumly day. 1941 A. Scott-Moncrieff Auntie Robbo viii. 66 The bus sped forwards into the dark and drumly night. 2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 2 Aug. (Mag.) 54 I would bide in ma cottage on sunny days acause I was certaint it would rain efter. But on ither days, dreich and drumly days, I'd take the boat oot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1522
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