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单词 moonlighty
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moonlightyadj.

Brit. /ˈmuːnlʌɪti/, U.S. /ˈmunˌlaɪdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moonlight n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < moonlight n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier moonlight adj., moonlit adj., moonshiny adj.
rare.
Moonlit; reminiscent of moonlight; (allusively) romantic.
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1866 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 65/2 One moonlighty night, when we was a-goin' home to Spring-Town.
1876 M. Oliphant Curate in Charge vii A sort of moonlighty blue.
1916 E. F. Benson David Blaise xv. 259 You didn't say anything sweet and moonlighty to her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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