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单词 naggy
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naggyn.

Brit. /ˈnaɡi/, U.S. /ˈnæɡi/
Forms: 1800s naggie, 1800s– naggy; Scottish pre-1700 1700s–1800s naigie /ˈneɡɪ/, 1700s nagie, 1800s naigy, 1800s– naggie, 1800s– naggy, 1800s– naiggie, 1800s– neggi.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag n.1, -y suffix6.
Etymology: < nag n.1 + -y suffix6.
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

Brit. /ˈnaɡi/, U.S. /ˈnæɡi/
Forms: 1800s knaggy (English regional (northern)), 1800s– knaigy (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– naggy; also Irish English 1800s– knaggee.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag v., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < nag v. + -y suffix1.For quot. a1689 cited in N.E.D. (1906) s.v. see knaggy adj.
Originally English regional.
= nagging adj.; (English regional (northern)) ill-natured, bad-tempered.
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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

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < nag n.1 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier naggish adj.1 O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives the pronunciation as (næ·gi) /ˈnæɡɪ/.
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).
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