单词 | naggy |
释义 | naggyn. Now rare. A small nag, a pony. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > defined by size > small > pony nag1336 hobbyc1400 bilder1570 hobby-horse1598 Sheltie1612 pony1659 naggya1700 shalt1813 a1700 in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1892) IV. viii. 272 He set her on a gude brown steed, Himself upon a gude grey naigie. 1784 (a1600) Dick o Cow lxii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 468 Here is a white-footed nagie. 1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 695 He had owsen, sheep and kye, And wanton naigies nine or ten. 1828 Sporting Mag. 21 286 A black naggy, with a tail much longer than his height. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. viii. 118 Then the naggie put his foot down. 1965 V. Nabokov tr. A. Pushkin Eugene Onegin i. v. 210 His naggy, having sensed the snow, shambles at something like a trot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). naggyadj.1 Originally English regional. = nagging adj.; (English regional (northern)) ill-natured, bad-tempered. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] > irritating stinginga1250 provocativea1600 nettling1607 provokinga1643 provocating1651 urging1655 aggravating1685 irritating1707 piquing1794 enfevering1799 naggy1825 exasperative1837 raspish1854 exasperating1858 nagging1859 riling1860 provocatory1870 irritative1878 enraging1880 irritant1885 naggish1885 antagonizing1896 teasy1901 soddish1922 pissy1930 jerk1947 needling1958 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > in petty or irritating way nagging1859 naggy1946 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Knaggy, testy, ill-humoured. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Naggy, irritable. 1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house xx. 326 I..wondered what on earth could have made me so knaggy and upsettish. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire That woman..is so naggy wi' everybody as gos near her. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 16 July 10/1 Men..marrying girls whom they know to be selfish, high-tempered, naggy and bossy. 1966 N. Freeling Dresden Green i. 21 The naggy feeling that..it was going to be a bad day. 1992 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 17/6 In my son's eyes, I am naggy, tired, excitable, a clock-watcher, and given to panic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † naggyadj.2 Obsolete. rare. Of a horse: inferior in size or quality. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [adjective] > small naggish1801 naggya1861 a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1883) vii. 54 The little villain's mount was a red roan, a Flat-head horse, rather naggy, but perfectly hardy and wiry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.a1700adj.11825adj.2a1861 |
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