† quavyadj.

Forms: Middle English quauy, Middle English quavy, 1500s quauie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quave v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < quave v. + -y suffix¹. Compare quaving n. and adj. at quave v. Derivatives.

Obsolete. rare.

Soft, flabby.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > flabby or flaccid

bloatc1300

quavya1398

lennow1528

fobbya1535

flaggya1565

limber1592

quaggy1611

flaccid1620

frothy1626

boggy1664

flabby1697

limp1706

loppy1855

limpsy1865

huffy1890

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 35^v A verray fleumatik man is..neissche of fleissche and quauy [L. fluidus].

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 69 Þe childes fleische þat is newe I-bore is tendir, neische, quavy [1582 quauie], & vnsad.

a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) f. 69^v Þe firste childehode..is ȝit ful tendir & nesche, quavy & gleymiy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	quavy
释义	† quavyadj. Forms: Middle English quauy, Middle English quavy, 1500s quauie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quave v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < quave v. + -y suffix¹. Compare quaving n. and adj. at quave v. Derivatives. Obsolete. rare. Soft, flabby. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > flabby or flaccid bloatc1300 quavya1398 lennow1528 fobbya1535 flaggya1565 limber1592 quaggy1611 flaccid1620 frothy1626 boggy1664 flabby1697 limp1706 loppy1855 limpsy1865 huffy1890 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 35^v A verray fleumatik man is..neissche of fleissche and quauy [L. fluidus]. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 69 Þe childes fleische þat is newe I-bore is tendir, neische, quavy [1582 quauie], & vnsad. a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) f. 69^v Þe firste childehode..is ȝit ful tendir & nesche, quavy & gleymiy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1398
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