lightningyadj.
/ˈlʌɪtnɪŋi/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtnɪŋi/ rare.
Suggestive of lightning.In quot. 1906 in collocation with thunder; cf. thunder and lightning n.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > [adjective] > irascible (of person)
hotOE
wooda1250
hastivec1300
irous1303
hastya1350
angrya1387
melancholiousa1393
quicka1400
irefulc1400
melancholyc1450
turnec1480
iracundiousa1492
passionatea1500
fumish1523
irascible1530
wrothful1535
fierya1540
warm1547
choleric1556
hot at hand1558
waspish1566
incensive1570
bilious1571
splenative1593
hot-livered1599
short1599
spitfire1600
warm-tempered1605
temperless1614
sulphurous1616
angryable1662
huffy1680
hastish1749
peppery1778
quick-tempered1792
inflammable1800
hair-triggered1806
gingery1807
spunky1809
iracund1821
irascid1823
wrathy1828
frenzy1859
gunpowdery1868
gunpowderous1870
tempersome1875
exacerbescent1889
tempery1905
lightningy1906
temperish1925
short-fused1979
1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. ii. ii. 141 They had never seen anyone look so thunder and lightningy as that little June!
2008 A. Shearn How far is Ocean from Here? i. 5 It wasn't the most welcoming sign she'd ever seen, but it read Thunder Lodge 1 Mi in zappy, lightningy letters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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adj.1906