oofyadj.
/ˈuːfi/, U.S. /ˈufi/ Wealthy, rich.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective]
richeOE
eadyOE
richfulc1300
plenteousc1350
wealthyc1380
wealthfula1400
wlouȝa1400
wellc1405
biga1425
goldedc1450
substantious1490
able1516
opulent?1518
substantive1543
strong1581
fat1611
juicy1627
fortuned1632
affluent1652
rhinocerical1688
rough1721
rowthy1792
golden1797
strong-handed1817
well-to-do1831
wealth-encumbered1844
nabobish1857
rhinoceral1860
ingoted1864
tinny1871
pocket-filled1886
oofy1896
nawabi1955
brewstered2001
1896 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 727 My oofy maiden-aunt.
1950 P. G. Woodhouse Nothing Serious 17 That a fellow as oofy as Oofy should get the money seemed to Bingo a crime.
1991 N. Mailer Harlot's Ghost iv. ix. 507 He just can't figure out how he'll ever be oofy, and opulent.
Derivatives
ˈoofiness n. rare wealthiness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [noun]
plentyc1300
richness?a1400
wealthfulnessc1450
wealthinessa1513
substantiousness1596
plenitya1622
plenitude1631
rowthinessa1838
flushness1868
divitism1890
oofiness1935
1935 P. G. Wodehouse Luck of Bodkins xvii. 211 His amazing oofiness had a tendency to slip from the mind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1896