peepyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːpi/, U.S.

/ˈpipi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peep n.², peep v.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < either peep n.² or peep v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare pee pee adj.With sense 1 compare peep v.¹ 4.

Chiefly colloquial.

1. Drowsy, sleepy. Cf. peeping adj.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective]

winkinga1000

slummy?c1225

anappedc1300

sleepya1325

heavy1382

slumberyc1386

sleepful1398

peisant1484

slumberous1495

drowsy1530

sleepish1530

sleepery1535

slumberinga1538

somnolent1547

heavy-headed1552

drowsy-headed1576

narrow-eyed1607

soporiferous1607

oscitant1625

nodding1631

Morphean1641

dormious1656

somniculous1656

dozed1659

drowsed1667

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dozy1693

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somniferous1798

noddy1801

dozing1820

head-nodding1832

snory1837

soporific1841

somnolescent1845

swodder1847

adrowse1848

snoozy1877

slumbersome1884

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Peepy,... Drowsy, Sleepy.

1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 5 Jan. 385/1 He is then a poor, peepy wretch, with blear eyes.

1871 C. G. Leland Hans Breitmann's Ballads 276 Breitmann vent from his weinhaus vinkin, So peepy mit Falernian vitch he was starkly trinkin.

1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver i. 8 With long waiting we fell peepy.

1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xii. 117 It was the pot-boy, very tousled and peepy... Alleyn thought that he looked like all pot-boys at dawn.

2. Of a person's eyes: characterized by peeping or peering; narrow.

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the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > types of sight organ > [adjective]

piercinga1400

piercive1567

narrow1587

lynceous1592

lyncean1622

telescopic1749

ferrety1801

pee pee1804

falcon-eyed1847

peepy1847

naked-bladed1856

gimlety1899

night-adapted1961

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxvii. 275 Such a picture, too, he makes, with his dear little peepy eyes, and his benevolent chin!

1898 M. P. Shiel Yellow Danger 150 Peepy little bewitching eyes.

1935 C. Brooks Jrnl. 21 Jan. (1998) 78 Her puffy old face and her peepy little eyes were like a caricature of her caricatures.

1986 J. Wilson Amber viii. 66 Her eyes are pink and peepy at the best of times but now they're scarlet slits.

1996 Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. At least two episodes ended with a close-up of Frank, those little peepy eyes behind the tinted specs either filling with triumph or spilling with tears.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peepy
释义	peepyadj. Brit. /ˈpiːpi/, U.S. /ˈpipi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peep n.², peep v.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < either peep n.² or peep v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare pee pee adj.With sense 1 compare peep v.¹ 4. Chiefly colloquial. 1. Drowsy, sleepy. Cf. peeping adj.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective] winkinga1000 slummy?c1225 anappedc1300 sleepya1325 heavy1382 slumberyc1386 sleepful1398 peisant1484 slumberous1495 drowsy1530 sleepish1530 sleepery1535 slumberinga1538 somnolent1547 heavy-headed1552 drowsy-headed1576 narrow-eyed1607 soporiferous1607 oscitant1625 nodding1631 Morphean1641 dormious1656 somniculous1656 dozed1659 drowsed1667 peeping1673 dozy1693 peepy1699 somniferous1798 noddy1801 dozing1820 head-nodding1832 snory1837 soporific1841 somnolescent1845 swodder1847 adrowse1848 snoozy1877 slumbersome1884 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Peepy,... Drowsy, Sleepy. 1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 5 Jan. 385/1 He is then a poor, peepy wretch, with blear eyes. 1871 C. G. Leland Hans Breitmann's Ballads 276 Breitmann vent from his weinhaus vinkin, So peepy mit Falernian vitch he was starkly trinkin. 1896 J. K. Snowden Web of Old Weaver i. 8 With long waiting we fell peepy. 1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xii. 117 It was the pot-boy, very tousled and peepy... Alleyn thought that he looked like all pot-boys at dawn. 2. Of a person's eyes: characterized by peeping or peering; narrow. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > types of sight organ > [adjective] piercinga1400 piercive1567 narrow1587 lynceous1592 lyncean1622 telescopic1749 ferrety1801 pee pee1804 falcon-eyed1847 peepy1847 naked-bladed1856 gimlety1899 night-adapted1961 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxvii. 275 Such a picture, too, he makes, with his dear little peepy eyes, and his benevolent chin! 1898 M. P. Shiel Yellow Danger 150 Peepy little bewitching eyes. 1935 C. Brooks Jrnl. 21 Jan. (1998) 78 Her puffy old face and her peepy little eyes were like a caricature of her caricatures. 1986 J. Wilson Amber viii. 66 Her eyes are pink and peepy at the best of times but now they're scarlet slits. 1996 Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. At least two episodes ended with a close-up of Frank, those little peepy eyes behind the tinted specs either filling with triumph or spilling with tears. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1699
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