hedgyadj.

/ˈhɛdʒi/

Etymology: < hedge n. + -y suffix¹.

†a. Of or belonging to a hedge (obsolete).

b. Characterized by abundance of hedges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [adjective] > of, characterized by, or lacking hedges

quickset1535

hedgy1597

quickwood1696

hedgeless1802

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. i. 50 Or search'd the hopefull thicks of hedgy-rowes, For brierie berries, or hawes, or sourer sloes.

1643 Nicholas Let. in Carte Ormonde (1735) III. 173 Between the rivers of Severne and Avon, in a woodland and hedgy country.

1890 Times 10 Sept. 5/1 The hedgy nature of the country rendered it impossible for cavalry to act in force.

c. Of behaviour (see hedge v. 9).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] > of purpose, resolution, etc.

softening1600

vacillatorya1734

unfirm1771

equivocal1791

vacillating1828

vacillate1830

mammered1842

ambivalent1923

hedgy1928

on-again off-again1946

1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover iv. 38 Clifford was much more hedgey and nervous.

1955 ‘C. H. Rolph’ Women of Streets 154 Personality: Suspicious, hedgy, aggressively defensive.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	hedgy
释义	hedgyadj. /ˈhɛdʒi/ Etymology: < hedge n. + -y suffix¹. †a. Of or belonging to a hedge (obsolete). b. Characterized by abundance of hedges. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [adjective] > of, characterized by, or lacking hedges quickset1535 hedgy1597 quickwood1696 hedgeless1802 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. i. 50 Or search'd the hopefull thicks of hedgy-rowes, For brierie berries, or hawes, or sourer sloes. 1643 Nicholas Let. in Carte Ormonde (1735) III. 173 Between the rivers of Severne and Avon, in a woodland and hedgy country. 1890 Times 10 Sept. 5/1 The hedgy nature of the country rendered it impossible for cavalry to act in force. c. Of behaviour (see hedge v. 9). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] > of purpose, resolution, etc. softening1600 vacillatorya1734 unfirm1771 equivocal1791 vacillating1828 vacillate1830 mammered1842 ambivalent1923 hedgy1928 on-again off-again1946 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover iv. 38 Clifford was much more hedgey and nervous. 1955 ‘C. H. Rolph’ Women of Streets 154 Personality: Suspicious, hedgy, aggressively defensive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1597
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