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单词 patchworky
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patchworkyadj.

Brit. /ˈpatʃwəːki/, U.S. /ˈpætʃˌwərki/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patchwork n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < patchwork n. + -y suffix1.
Resembling or suggestive of patchwork.
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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).
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