ridgyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈrɪdʒi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s ridgie, 1600s– ridgy, 1700s– ridgey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridge n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Rising in or covered with ridges; having the form of a ridge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [adjective] > ridged

ridged1324

rigged1545

crested1578

ribbed1583

ridgy1591

balked1597

ribby1706

rippleda1729

ridging1819

welted1899

1591 R. Johnson Musarum Plangores sig. B2^v My Rethorick now shall be to ridgie rocks, Where Ruine feedes in stead of quiet flocks.

1608 G. Chapman Trag. Duke of Byron i, in Conspiracie Duke of Byron sig. K Rockes so high That birds could scarce aspire their ridgy toppes.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 67 Ridgy Roofs and Tiles.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 739 To Heav'n aloft on ridgy waves we ride.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia iv. 251 Long rows of ridgy mountains run behind.

1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 139 Cleves..is said to derive its name from its ridgy situation.

1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 182 A very ridgy horny cartilage.

1810 G. Crabbe Borough i. 10 Faint, lazy Waves o'ercreep the ridgy Sand.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 89 A low ridgy process is seen emerging along the outer edge of the cylindrical shaft.

1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 314 The back bones of all [the horses] are ridgy.

1915 H. B. Montgomery King's Highway v. 181 The great wall of China crawling out of the sea like some huge serpent went wriggling across the plain and stretched its ridgey lengths along the mountains.

1947 M. S. Douglas Everglades i. 39 The south-swinging current..laid the sand again along the ridgy shapes of the keys.

1998 Assemblage No. 37. 49 Clambering up the tall, ridgy steps, I dropped my dime into the see-through clicking box and skipped down the aisle.

Compounds

ridgy-fronted adj.

ΚΠ

1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake Distr. 334 To the right of Skiddaw is..the ridgy-fronted Blencathara.

Derivatives

ˈridginess n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [noun] > a corrugation > ridge > condition of being ridgy

ridginess1820

1820 Monthly Mag. July 592/2 The sharp ridginess of the hills.

1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada v. 100 The eye..took cognizance of a certain ridgyness of surface.

1991 D. Gelernter Mirror Worlds (1992) 221 He grabs a gray-green pine-needle from a tree by the sidewalk and rolls its ridginess between his fingers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridgy
释义	ridgyadj. Brit. /ˈrɪdʒi/, U.S. /ˈrɪdʒi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s ridgie, 1600s– ridgy, 1700s– ridgey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridge n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Rising in or covered with ridges; having the form of a ridge. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [adjective] > ridged ridged1324 rigged1545 crested1578 ribbed1583 ridgy1591 balked1597 ribby1706 rippleda1729 ridging1819 welted1899 1591 R. Johnson Musarum Plangores sig. B2^v My Rethorick now shall be to ridgie rocks, Where Ruine feedes in stead of quiet flocks. 1608 G. Chapman Trag. Duke of Byron i, in Conspiracie Duke of Byron sig. K Rockes so high That birds could scarce aspire their ridgy toppes. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 67 Ridgy Roofs and Tiles. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 739 To Heav'n aloft on ridgy waves we ride. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia iv. 251 Long rows of ridgy mountains run behind. 1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 139 Cleves..is said to derive its name from its ridgy situation. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 182 A very ridgy horny cartilage. 1810 G. Crabbe Borough i. 10 Faint, lazy Waves o'ercreep the ridgy Sand. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 89 A low ridgy process is seen emerging along the outer edge of the cylindrical shaft. 1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 314 The back bones of all [the horses] are ridgy. 1915 H. B. Montgomery King's Highway v. 181 The great wall of China crawling out of the sea like some huge serpent went wriggling across the plain and stretched its ridgey lengths along the mountains. 1947 M. S. Douglas Everglades i. 39 The south-swinging current..laid the sand again along the ridgy shapes of the keys. 1998 Assemblage No. 37. 49 Clambering up the tall, ridgy steps, I dropped my dime into the see-through clicking box and skipped down the aisle. Compounds ridgy-fronted adj. ΚΠ 1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake Distr. 334 To the right of Skiddaw is..the ridgy-fronted Blencathara. Derivatives ˈridginess n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [noun] > a corrugation > ridge > condition of being ridgy ridginess1820 1820 Monthly Mag. July 592/2 The sharp ridginess of the hills. 1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada v. 100 The eye..took cognizance of a certain ridgyness of surface. 1991 D. Gelernter Mirror Worlds (1992) 221 He grabs a gray-green pine-needle from a tree by the sidewalk and rolls its ridginess between his fingers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1591
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