knackyadj.

/ˈnaki/

Forms: Also 1700s– nacky.

Etymology: < knack n.² + -y suffix¹.

Characterized by or having a knack; artful, clever, adroit, ingenious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > ingenious

craftlyOE

craftyOE

quainta1250

enginefulc1400

maliciousc1425

industriousc1487

curious1489

ingenious1576

daedal1590

Daedalian1607

fertile-headed1632

knacky1710

supple1710

tricksome1821

tactical1883

tricky1887

fertile-brained1894

1710 T. Ruddiman in G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. at Knak A knacky man; i.e. witty and facetious.

1719 W. Hamilton Epist. to Ramsay ii. xi Mony a bonny nacky tale.

1803 M. Charlton Wife & Mistress (ed. 2) III. 57 They're so nacky at winning folk's money.

1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. xv. 163 Have you no nice, nacky, little handy work, that you could be doing at?

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Knacky, ingenious, fond of knick-knacks.

1880 Jubilee of Rev. W. Orr Fenwick 72 His sermons—often exceedingly knacky in their division—were always logical in their structure.

1900 Daily News 11 Jan. 7/3 He stoops, with his back to the derailed trucks, and with a knacky sort of jerk gets them on the line again.

1985 K. Howarth Sounds Gradely Nacky, clever. Preston.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	knacky
释义	knackyadj. /ˈnaki/ Forms: Also 1700s– nacky. Etymology: < knack n.² + -y suffix¹. Characterized by or having a knack; artful, clever, adroit, ingenious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > ingenious craftlyOE craftyOE quainta1250 enginefulc1400 maliciousc1425 industriousc1487 curious1489 ingenious1576 daedal1590 Daedalian1607 fertile-headed1632 knacky1710 supple1710 tricksome1821 tactical1883 tricky1887 fertile-brained1894 1710 T. Ruddiman in G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. at Knak A knacky man; i.e. witty and facetious. 1719 W. Hamilton Epist. to Ramsay ii. xi Mony a bonny nacky tale. 1803 M. Charlton Wife & Mistress (ed. 2) III. 57 They're so nacky at winning folk's money. 1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. xv. 163 Have you no nice, nacky, little handy work, that you could be doing at? 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Knacky, ingenious, fond of knick-knacks. 1880 Jubilee of Rev. W. Orr Fenwick 72 His sermons—often exceedingly knacky in their division—were always logical in their structure. 1900 Daily News 11 Jan. 7/3 He stoops, with his back to the derailed trucks, and with a knacky sort of jerk gets them on the line again. 1985 K. Howarth Sounds Gradely Nacky, clever. Preston. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1710
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