madderyadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: madder n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < madder n. + -y suffix1.
rare.
1873 G. M. Hopkins Jrnl. 3 Nov. in (1937) 186 Its dewlaps and bellyings painted with a maddery campion-colour.
1989 K. Bosley tr. 80 As I walked on the maddery ground.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).