roukyadj.
/ˈraʊki/, /ˈruːki/, U.S. /ˈraʊki/, /ˈruki/, Scottish English /ˈrʌʊkɪ/, /ˈrukɪ/ Scottish and English regional (northern).
Misty, foggy.
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mistyOE
nebulose?1440
roky1440
nubilousc1540
hazya1584
misting1584
vaporous1594
nebulous1597
rawky1601
claggy1621
misky1671
rooky1691
nubilose1730
mistful1733
smoky1769
rouky1808
hazed1840
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy
foggyc1487
moky1706
rouky1808
brumous1849
softish1855
smudgy1870
(to be) thick o' fog1935
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Rouky, misty.
1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems II. 130 Blae was the mornin', an' rouky an' raw, An' cauld blew the North wind, an' thick fell the snaw.
1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) 249 Rouky, misty, damp, foggy.
1854 Chambers's Misc. 5 xiii. 20 There's aye ae comfort in this rouky weather at ony rate.
1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Rouky, rooky, damp and foggy.
a1909 A. Anderson Later Poems (1912) 34 Winter's rouky breath Strips a' the cleedin' frae the tree.
1961 W. Landles Penny Numbers 11 The inn man easin' the sneck, Peered into the rowky nicht.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1808