† nightingalyadj.

Forms: 1800s nightingale-y, 1800s nightingaly.

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

Etymology: < nightingale n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Suggestive of, or suitable for, nightingales.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adverb] > melodious or harmonious

sweetly1340

melodiouslya1449

sweet1568

soot1579

tunably1586

harmonically1589

consort1590

harmoniously1611

tunefully1656

symphoniously1757

nightingaly1870

1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls iii. 44 Its expression was ‘blossomy, nightingale-y’; atilt with glee and grace.

1884 Cent. Mag. Mar. 775/2 The surrounding country..looked to me very nightingaly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	nightingaly
释义	† nightingalyadj. Forms: 1800s nightingale-y, 1800s nightingaly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nightingale n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nightingale n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Suggestive of, or suitable for, nightingales. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adverb] > melodious or harmonious sweetly1340 melodiouslya1449 sweet1568 soot1579 tunably1586 harmonically1589 consort1590 harmoniously1611 tunefully1656 symphoniously1757 nightingaly1870 1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls iii. 44 Its expression was ‘blossomy, nightingale-y’; atilt with glee and grace. 1884 Cent. Mag. Mar. 775/2 The surrounding country..looked to me very nightingaly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1870
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