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单词 moothy
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moothyadj.

Brit. /ˈmuːθi/, U.S. /ˈmuθi/, Scottish English /ˈmuθɪ/
Forms: see mooth adj. and -y suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mooth adj., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < mooth adj. + -y suffix1. Compare mothy adj.2
Scottish and English regional (northern).
Close, humid. Cf. mooth adj. 1.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > humid
humidc1550
humoral1602
dampisha1642
vapid1660
damp1706
moothy1878
1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) 62 Meuthy weather..mild and damp weather.
a1903 J. E. Dent in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 78/2 [S. Durham] A muthy sort of a day.
1951 R. Rendall Orkney Variants 30 The ulie-lamp reeks in the muify byre.
1961 W. Landles Penny Numbers 10 Oot i' the muify stable She socht a place to lie.
1996 M. Flaws & G. Lamb Orkney Dict. Muify, humid, stuffy, sultry.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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