单词 | roytish |
释义 | roytishadj. literary. rare. Wild, unruly.With quot. 1648, perhaps compare roynish adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > straying or going astray willa1325 wilsomea1375 errant14.. miswandering?a1425 straying1553 straggling1589 extravagant1604 wandering1606 roytish1648 erroneous1731 wildering1827 stray-running1914 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche vi. cxl. 85 No Weed presum'd to show its roytish face In this Inclosure. 1856 S. W. Seton in Z. P. Hatch & E. S. Davis Christian Diadem I. 52 I remembered him, a careless, roytish youth, amidst the snares, enticements, and roistering songs of an oyster saloon. 1892 F. S. Saltus Dreams after Sunset 85 To listen to the stunning madd'ning din Of drunken brutes, and roytish maids, half clad. 1959 M. A. Seljouk My Goddess iv. 42 She gave me a roytish joy with each my breath. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648 |
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