plottyadj.

Brit.

/ˈplɒti/, U.S.

/ˈplɑdi/

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

Etymology: < plot n. + -y suffix¹.

Of a novel, play, film, etc.: having an (esp. excessively) elaborate or complicated plot. Also: connected with plot or intrigue.In quot. 1897 reduplicated for emphasis.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective] > connected with a plot

plotty1888

1888 Catholic World Sept. 851 Miss Warden's story is well told, plotty and interesting.

1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. xl. 405 I would not write plotty-plotty books either.

1898 E. Pugh Tony Drum ix. 120 Novels of a common type, plotty and passionate, but gilt-edged with the proprieties.

1901 Literature 1 June 457/1 It is a relief to recall the ‘plotty’ incident at the inn in connexion with this statement.

1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 112 So plotty, so damned smart, so careful no one would see us who would remember, a different place every time.

1973 L. Hellman Pentimento (1974) 197 What I thought was bite they [sc. theatre critics] thought sad, touching, or plotty and melodramatic.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! xviii. 162 I'd rather drag my eyeballs along barbed wire than read a plotty novel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plotty
释义	plottyadj. Brit. /ˈplɒti/, U.S. /ˈplɑdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plot n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < plot n. + -y suffix¹. Of a novel, play, film, etc.: having an (esp. excessively) elaborate or complicated plot. Also: connected with plot or intrigue.In quot. 1897 reduplicated for emphasis. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective] > connected with a plot plotty1888 1888 Catholic World Sept. 851 Miss Warden's story is well told, plotty and interesting. 1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. xl. 405 I would not write plotty-plotty books either. 1898 E. Pugh Tony Drum ix. 120 Novels of a common type, plotty and passionate, but gilt-edged with the proprieties. 1901 Literature 1 June 457/1 It is a relief to recall the ‘plotty’ incident at the inn in connexion with this statement. 1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 112 So plotty, so damned smart, so careful no one would see us who would remember, a different place every time. 1973 L. Hellman Pentimento (1974) 197 What I thought was bite they [sc. theatre critics] thought sad, touching, or plotty and melodramatic. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! xviii. 162 I'd rather drag my eyeballs along barbed wire than read a plotty novel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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