单词 | patchworky |
释义 | patchworkyadj. Resembling or suggestive of patchwork. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > exhibiting variety in appearance > irregular in appearance patched1447 shredden1581 patchy1583 of shreds (and patches)1604 patchwork1634 patched work1716 desultory1842 unpatterned1842 patchworky1845 patchworked1873 splashy1880 spotty1881 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall I. iv. 20 The house itself was of the patchworky order. 1884 E. W. Hamilton Diary 29 Mar. (1972) II. 585 The exterior [of the house] is picturesque, but almost too unsymmetrical and ‘patch-work-y’. 1906 Speaker 20 Oct. 71/2 To a foreign student London presents..a patchworky spectacle. 1972 New Yorker 26 Aug. 50/1 (caption) Tie on this patchworky, wrap-around skirt. 2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 Feb. t41 Even in a movie as patchworky as this, he's always compelling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845 |
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