fingeryadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɪŋɡ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈfɪŋɡəri/

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

Etymology: < finger n. + -y suffix¹.

Resembling a finger or fingers; branching into fingers or finger-like divisions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [adjective] > ramified > into finger-like divisions

fingery1802

1802 J. Leyden Cout of Keeldar in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 359 The sleek fern, with fingery leaves, Waved wildly o'er the hill.

1821 D. M. Moir in Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 527 The broad fern with its fingery leaf.

1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iv. 403 Turnips..grow fingery and of little value.

1918 W. A. Dunkley & W. W. Odell Manuf. Retort Coal-gas in Central States 16 A long coking period..weakens the structure of the coke, and makes it more liable to break into small fingery pieces.

1958 Chicago Rev. 12 No. 3. 39 Jesse and Will watched Father hold one [sc. a rabbit] up by its fingery hind legs.

2009 E. Thom Tin-kin 7 She passed the distillery with its fingery chimneys.

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

单词	fingery
释义	fingeryadj. Brit. /ˈfɪŋɡ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈfɪŋɡəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: finger n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < finger n. + -y suffix¹. Resembling a finger or fingers; branching into fingers or finger-like divisions. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [adjective] > ramified > into finger-like divisions fingery1802 1802 J. Leyden Cout of Keeldar in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 359 The sleek fern, with fingery leaves, Waved wildly o'er the hill. 1821 D. M. Moir in Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 527 The broad fern with its fingery leaf. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iv. 403 Turnips..grow fingery and of little value. 1918 W. A. Dunkley & W. W. Odell Manuf. Retort Coal-gas in Central States 16 A long coking period..weakens the structure of the coke, and makes it more liable to break into small fingery pieces. 1958 Chicago Rev. 12 No. 3. 39 Jesse and Will watched Father hold one [sc. a rabbit] up by its fingery hind legs. 2009 E. Thom Tin-kin 7 She passed the distillery with its fingery chimneys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1802
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