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单词 grossy
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grossyadj.

Etymology: < gross adj. + -y suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgrossy.
a. Somewhat gross. Obsolete.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky
burlyc1400
bulkedc1420
massyc1540
bowerly1542
lumpish1545
big-bodied1561
massy?1571
spacious1595
voluminousa1635
grossy1648
bulkishc1660
bulky1687
bulksomea1693
material1715
bouksome1785
dinosaurian1916
dinosauric1922
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Grofachtigh, grossie, or Thickish.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Linc. 149 Wild-foule being more dainty and digestable than Tame of the same kind, as spending their Grossie humours with their Activity and constant Motion in Flying.
b. dialect. (See quot. 1877.)
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1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness Grossy,..green and vigorous (applied to vegetation);..stout (applied to persons).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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