moulyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmuːli/, U.S.

/ˈmuli/, Scottish English

/ˈmulɪ/

Forms: Middle English mewly, Middle English–1500s mowly, 1500s moulie; English regional 1800s– mahly (west midlands), 1800s– maily (west midlands), 1800s– mooly (north-eastern); Scottish pre-1700 moulyie, 1700s– mouly, 1800s– mooly, 1800s– moulie, 1800s– moully, 1900s– moolie, 1900s– moolly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moul v.¹, moul n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < moul v.¹ or moul n.¹ (although this is first attested later) + -y suffix¹.

Now Scottish and English regional.

1. = mouldy adj.¹ Sc. National Dict. at Moul vb., records this sense in widespread use in 1963.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > mouldy or musty

fennyc1000

vinnyOE

mouleda1250

moulya1398

mouldena1400

spaked1438

vinniedc1450

mouldy1495

hoared1496

mustyc1503

foisty1519

mocha1522

hoary1530

hoar1544

mouldeda1552

mowsy1566

foistied1572

fustied1576

spaky1590

musted1632

mouldish1648

emucid1656

mucid1656

mungy1658

mouldly1678

foisted1688

mothery1697

vinnewya1722

rusty-fustya1790

musty-fusty1857

mucidous1866

blue-vinnied1880

blue-veined1898

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > musty or mouldy

fennyc1000

vinnyOE

mouleda1250

moulya1398

mouldena1400

spaked1438

vinniedc1450

mouldy1495

hoared1496

mustyc1503

foisty1519

hoary1530

moskin1531

hoar1544

mouldeda1552

foistied1572

mustied1572

fustied1576

spaky1590

mildewed1605

musted1632

mucid1656

mungy1658

foisted1688

vinnewya1722

mochy1825

musty-smelling1852

musty-fusty1857

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 298 Þe serpent..likeþ mowly place & loueþ roted place.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 324^v In hoot place and mowly.

c1450 in D. Thomson Middle Eng. Grammatical Texts (1984) 179 Thys breede the whych is made of whete is mewly.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 107^v/2 As the kyng sate atte mete all the brede..waxed anon mowly..that noman myght ete of it.

1550 T. Cranmer Def. Sacrament f. 21 Sowre wyne and mowled bread, whiche could not waxe sowre nor mowly, yf there were no breade nor wyne there at all.

1597 Pilgrimage Parnassus v. 573 Everye one of them a fustie, moulie worde in his mouthe that's able to breede a plague in a pure aire.

1788 R. Galloway Poems 160 Sae I flew to my mouly ink And gyzen'd pen.

1822 A. Sutherland Cospatrick I. ix There's naething in the house to eat, saving the sour milk I spak o' an' some mooly cheese.

1857 J. Stewart Sketches 18 Her pouch doesna clink wi' a moulie bawbee.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words A bit mooly cheese.

1925 Scots Mag. Mar. 470 I lookit at it thestreen, an' cuttit aff ony moulie bitties..an' it's as gweed's the day it cam' oot o' the oven.

2. Scottish. Mean, stingy; greedy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective]

gnedec900

gripplea1000

fastOE

narrow-hearteda1200

narrow?c1225

straitc1290

chinchc1300

nithinga1325

scarcec1330

clama1340

hard1340

scantc1366

sparingc1386

niggardc1400

chinchy?1406

retentivea1450

niggardousa1492

niggish1519

unliberal1533

pinching1548

dry1552

nigh1555

niggardly1560

churlish1566

squeamish1566

niggardish1567

niggard-like1567

holding1569

spare1577

handfast1578

envious1580

close-handed1585

hard-handed1587

curmudgeonly1590

parsimonious?1591

costive1594

hidebound1598

penny-pinching1600

penurious1600

strait-handed1600

club-fisted1601

dry-fisted1604

fast-handed1605

fast-fingered1607

close-fisted1608

near1611

scanting1613

carkingc1620

illiberal1623

clutch-fisteda1634

hideboundeda1640

clutch-fista1643

clunch-fisted1644

unbounteous1645

hard-fisted1646

purse-bound1652

close1654

stingy1659

tenacious1676

scanty1692

sneaking1696

gripe-handed1698

narrow-souled1699

niggardling1704

snippy1727

unindulgent1742

shabby1766

neargoinga1774

cheesemongering1781

split-farthing1787

save-all1788

picked1790

iron-fisted1794

unhandsome1800

scaly1803

nearbegoing1805

tight1805

nippit1808

nipcheese1819

cumin-splitting1822

partan-handed1823

scrimping1823

scrumptious1823

scrimpy1825

meanly1827

skinny1833

pinchfisted1837

mean1840

tight-fisted1843

screwy1844

stinty1849

cheeseparing1857

skinflinty1886

mouly1904

mingy1911

cheapskate1912

picey1937

tight-assed1961

chintzy1964

tightwad1976

1865 J. Young Homely Pictures in Verse 150 The schulemates at their play..Ca'd me..‘vile mooly penny’, an' sic like, when I'd, forsooth, my coppers keep.]

1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie v ‘Ye aye brag o' yer flet fit and yer warm hert.’ ‘It's jist a sayin'; I'm as mooly's onything,’ said Erchie, and winked to himself.

1985 M. Munro Patter 47 Ye'll get nothin oot a that moolly aul devil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouly
释义	moulyadj. Brit. /ˈmuːli/, U.S. /ˈmuli/, Scottish English /ˈmulɪ/ Forms: Middle English mewly, Middle English–1500s mowly, 1500s moulie; English regional 1800s– mahly (west midlands), 1800s– maily (west midlands), 1800s– mooly (north-eastern); Scottish pre-1700 moulyie, 1700s– mouly, 1800s– mooly, 1800s– moulie, 1800s– moully, 1900s– moolie, 1900s– moolly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moul v.¹, moul n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < moul v.¹ or moul n.¹ (although this is first attested later) + -y suffix¹. Now Scottish and English regional. 1. = mouldy adj.¹ Sc. National Dict. at Moul vb., records this sense in widespread use in 1963. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > mouldy or musty fennyc1000 vinnyOE mouleda1250 moulya1398 mouldena1400 spaked1438 vinniedc1450 mouldy1495 hoared1496 mustyc1503 foisty1519 mocha1522 hoary1530 hoar1544 mouldeda1552 mowsy1566 foistied1572 fustied1576 spaky1590 musted1632 mouldish1648 emucid1656 mucid1656 mungy1658 mouldly1678 foisted1688 mothery1697 vinnewya1722 rusty-fustya1790 musty-fusty1857 mucidous1866 blue-vinnied1880 blue-veined1898 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > musty or mouldy fennyc1000 vinnyOE mouleda1250 moulya1398 mouldena1400 spaked1438 vinniedc1450 mouldy1495 hoared1496 mustyc1503 foisty1519 hoary1530 moskin1531 hoar1544 mouldeda1552 foistied1572 mustied1572 fustied1576 spaky1590 mildewed1605 musted1632 mucid1656 mungy1658 foisted1688 vinnewya1722 mochy1825 musty-smelling1852 musty-fusty1857 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 298 Þe serpent..likeþ mowly place & loueþ roted place. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 324^v In hoot place and mowly. c1450 in D. Thomson Middle Eng. Grammatical Texts (1984) 179 Thys breede the whych is made of whete is mewly. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 107^v/2 As the kyng sate atte mete all the brede..waxed anon mowly..that noman myght ete of it. 1550 T. Cranmer Def. Sacrament f. 21 Sowre wyne and mowled bread, whiche could not waxe sowre nor mowly, yf there were no breade nor wyne there at all. 1597 Pilgrimage Parnassus v. 573 Everye one of them a fustie, moulie worde in his mouthe that's able to breede a plague in a pure aire. 1788 R. Galloway Poems 160 Sae I flew to my mouly ink And gyzen'd pen. 1822 A. Sutherland Cospatrick I. ix There's naething in the house to eat, saving the sour milk I spak o' an' some mooly cheese. 1857 J. Stewart Sketches 18 Her pouch doesna clink wi' a moulie bawbee. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words A bit mooly cheese. 1925 Scots Mag. Mar. 470 I lookit at it thestreen, an' cuttit aff ony moulie bitties..an' it's as gweed's the day it cam' oot o' the oven. 2. Scottish. Mean, stingy; greedy. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] gnedec900 gripplea1000 fastOE narrow-hearteda1200 narrow?c1225 straitc1290 chinchc1300 nithinga1325 scarcec1330 clama1340 hard1340 scantc1366 sparingc1386 niggardc1400 chinchy?1406 retentivea1450 niggardousa1492 niggish1519 unliberal1533 pinching1548 dry1552 nigh1555 niggardly1560 churlish1566 squeamish1566 niggardish1567 niggard-like1567 holding1569 spare1577 handfast1578 envious1580 close-handed1585 hard-handed1587 curmudgeonly1590 parsimonious?1591 costive1594 hidebound1598 penny-pinching1600 penurious1600 strait-handed1600 club-fisted1601 dry-fisted1604 fast-handed1605 fast-fingered1607 close-fisted1608 near1611 scanting1613 carkingc1620 illiberal1623 clutch-fisteda1634 hideboundeda1640 clutch-fista1643 clunch-fisted1644 unbounteous1645 hard-fisted1646 purse-bound1652 close1654 stingy1659 tenacious1676 scanty1692 sneaking1696 gripe-handed1698 narrow-souled1699 niggardling1704 snippy1727 unindulgent1742 shabby1766 neargoinga1774 cheesemongering1781 split-farthing1787 save-all1788 picked1790 iron-fisted1794 unhandsome1800 scaly1803 nearbegoing1805 tight1805 nippit1808 nipcheese1819 cumin-splitting1822 partan-handed1823 scrimping1823 scrumptious1823 scrimpy1825 meanly1827 skinny1833 pinchfisted1837 mean1840 tight-fisted1843 screwy1844 stinty1849 cheeseparing1857 skinflinty1886 mouly1904 mingy1911 cheapskate1912 picey1937 tight-assed1961 chintzy1964 tightwad1976 1865 J. Young Homely Pictures in Verse 150 The schulemates at their play..Ca'd me..‘vile mooly penny’, an' sic like, when I'd, forsooth, my coppers keep.] 1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie v ‘Ye aye brag o' yer flet fit and yer warm hert.’ ‘It's jist a sayin'; I'm as mooly's onything,’ said Erchie, and winked to himself. 1985 M. Munro Patter 47 Ye'll get nothin oot a that moolly aul devil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1398
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