单词 | goey |
释义 | goeyadj. colloquial. Full of ‘go’; energetic, lively, vigorous; dynamic, enterprising. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1875 Punch 16 Jan. 24/2 A piece less well done all round, and less ‘goey’ than the Prés Saint Gervais. 1900 Era 25 Aug. 8/5 Miss Lalage Potts is a very ‘goey’ Yankee heiress. 1907 H. Westbrook & P. G. Wodehouse Not George Washington ii. xix. 209 The Strawberry Leaf, the smartest, goeyest, personalest weekly, is never missing from his drawing-room whatnot. 1947 R. W. Wood in G. Abraham Music of Sibelius 50 It [sc. a song] is ‘go-ey’, straightforward, strong. 2013 Evesham Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 Apr. He's such a good horse... He's a strong character and goey but I know him inside-out. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875 |
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