runnyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌni/, U.S.

/ˈrəni/

Forms: 1700s runy, 1800s– runny.

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

Etymology: < run v. + -y suffix¹.

a. Tending to run or flow; having the consistency of liquid, fluid, not set; soft, melting; watery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [adjective]

wateringOE

liquid1382

moista1393

runninga1398

liquidyc1400

diffluent1592

flowsome1674

liquorous1678

diffluous1727

runny1770

liquiform1805

aquiform1835

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] > apt to flow

fleetingc1200

fluxible1556

fluid1603

fluxile1605

fluxive?1606

fluent1611

runny1770

fluidic1883

1770 L. Carter Diary 23 June (1965) I. 425 I have been labouring to bring the parts of it which are runy into tilth for 12 years.

1817 Niles' Reg. 12 165/2 This flour would prove similar to a previous baking of new flour (which was runny).

1863 Trans. Illinois State Hort. Soc. 1861–2 61 The constant thawing of the frozen ground..is very trying to vegetation, particularly on runny soils.

1913 G. Stratton-Porter Laddie vii. 210 He slid in a whole plateful of bread, another of cake... Then we took some of every thing that wasn't too runny.

1935 ‘Countess Morphy’ Recipes All Nations 73 A well-made purée should be almost ‘runny’—only just sufficiently thick to be eaten with a fork.

1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 524/1 A ‘runny’ jelly is very difficult to manipulate.

2005 Arena Aug. 65 Pickled pig's ear and plates of runny Serra cheese.

b. Of a cooked egg: in which the yolk has remained soft.

ΚΠ

1953 G. Willans Down with Skool! 26 Gosh look at my egg sir its all runny.

1957 J. Frame Owls do Cry xxiii. 103 Haven't I told you..to leave the egg till it's..hard, that I don't like them runny?

1970 Times 30 Nov. 6/2 What we see is the old man exploding over a runny egg.

2000 ‘L. Snicket’ Austere Acad. 85 ‘Or fried eggs!’ Violet said. ‘What if they serve runny fried eggs?’

2. Originally U.S. Of the nose: running, discharging mucus. Of the eyes: watering, or tending to water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] > mucous discharge > of nose

snivellingc1290

snotty1545

snivelly1580

runny1911

1911 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos 27 July 5/4 Many thoroughly respectable people can be seen..with bleary eyes, a ‘runny’ nose and a general dejected appearance.

1923 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 30 Aug. 5/1 Almost like magic their fearfully ‘runny’ eyes and noses..disappeared.

1953 P. H. Abrahams Return to Goli ii. 55 The children had sores on their mouths and runny eyes and noses.

1969 A. Lurie Real People (1970) 85 All he had produced so far was a slow pathetic drip and trickle, as if the fat marble cherub poised above the marble bowl had a bad runny nose.

2002 Times 11 Feb. (Medical Guide) 20/1 The response releases histamines which inflame the nose and make it runny.

Compounds

runny-nosed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] > mucous discharge > of nose > having

snotty-nose1622

snotty1656

snotty-nosed1682

runny-nosed1922

1922 W. Cather One of Ours 17 In country schools there was always a redheaded, warty-handed, runny-nosed little boy who was called Claude.

1976 M. Hartmann Leap for Sun i. 28 Big-arsed nannies squatting on the pavements surrounded by runny-nosed kids.

2003 P. McGeough Manhattan to Baghdad iii. 34 This medieval town..was bursting with refugees, runny-nosed kids and..pack animals.

Derivatives

ˈrunniness n.

ΚΠ

1907 J. Kirkland Mod. Baker I. viii. 60 Indian is one of the good class wheats which possesses this tendency in its flour to runniness in the most pronounced degree.

1968 Financial Times 31 Jan. 2 The viscosity, or ‘runniness’, of chocolate is the important physical property.

1992 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. v. 25/3 Breakfast was served at a large dining room table... The centerpiece was a perfect egg en cocotte, although its runniness made me a little nervous in these days of salmonella.

2010 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 Sept. 8 Steroid nose drops may help with the runniness but they must be put in right.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	runny
释义	runnyadj. Brit. /ˈrʌni/, U.S. /ˈrəni/ Forms: 1700s runy, 1800s– runny. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: run v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < run v. + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Tending to run or flow; having the consistency of liquid, fluid, not set; soft, melting; watery. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] wateringOE liquid1382 moista1393 runninga1398 liquidyc1400 diffluent1592 flowsome1674 liquorous1678 diffluous1727 runny1770 liquiform1805 aquiform1835 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] > apt to flow fleetingc1200 fluxible1556 fluid1603 fluxile1605 fluxive?1606 fluent1611 runny1770 fluidic1883 1770 L. Carter Diary 23 June (1965) I. 425 I have been labouring to bring the parts of it which are runy into tilth for 12 years. 1817 Niles' Reg. 12 165/2 This flour would prove similar to a previous baking of new flour (which was runny). 1863 Trans. Illinois State Hort. Soc. 1861–2 61 The constant thawing of the frozen ground..is very trying to vegetation, particularly on runny soils. 1913 G. Stratton-Porter Laddie vii. 210 He slid in a whole plateful of bread, another of cake... Then we took some of every thing that wasn't too runny. 1935 ‘Countess Morphy’ Recipes All Nations 73 A well-made purée should be almost ‘runny’—only just sufficiently thick to be eaten with a fork. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 524/1 A ‘runny’ jelly is very difficult to manipulate. 2005 Arena Aug. 65 Pickled pig's ear and plates of runny Serra cheese. b. Of a cooked egg: in which the yolk has remained soft. ΚΠ 1953 G. Willans Down with Skool! 26 Gosh look at my egg sir its all runny. 1957 J. Frame Owls do Cry xxiii. 103 Haven't I told you..to leave the egg till it's..hard, that I don't like them runny? 1970 Times 30 Nov. 6/2 What we see is the old man exploding over a runny egg. 2000 ‘L. Snicket’ Austere Acad. 85 ‘Or fried eggs!’ Violet said. ‘What if they serve runny fried eggs?’ 2. Originally U.S. Of the nose: running, discharging mucus. Of the eyes: watering, or tending to water. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] > mucous discharge > of nose snivellingc1290 snotty1545 snivelly1580 runny1911 1911 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos 27 July 5/4 Many thoroughly respectable people can be seen..with bleary eyes, a ‘runny’ nose and a general dejected appearance. 1923 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 30 Aug. 5/1 Almost like magic their fearfully ‘runny’ eyes and noses..disappeared. 1953 P. H. Abrahams Return to Goli ii. 55 The children had sores on their mouths and runny eyes and noses. 1969 A. Lurie Real People (1970) 85 All he had produced so far was a slow pathetic drip and trickle, as if the fat marble cherub poised above the marble bowl had a bad runny nose. 2002 Times 11 Feb. (Medical Guide) 20/1 The response releases histamines which inflame the nose and make it runny. Compounds runny-nosed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] > mucous discharge > of nose > having snotty-nose1622 snotty1656 snotty-nosed1682 runny-nosed1922 1922 W. Cather One of Ours 17 In country schools there was always a redheaded, warty-handed, runny-nosed little boy who was called Claude. 1976 M. Hartmann Leap for Sun i. 28 Big-arsed nannies squatting on the pavements surrounded by runny-nosed kids. 2003 P. McGeough Manhattan to Baghdad iii. 34 This medieval town..was bursting with refugees, runny-nosed kids and..pack animals. Derivatives ˈrunniness n. ΚΠ 1907 J. Kirkland Mod. Baker I. viii. 60 Indian is one of the good class wheats which possesses this tendency in its flour to runniness in the most pronounced degree. 1968 Financial Times 31 Jan. 2 The viscosity, or ‘runniness’, of chocolate is the important physical property. 1992 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. v. 25/3 Breakfast was served at a large dining room table... The centerpiece was a perfect egg en cocotte, although its runniness made me a little nervous in these days of salmonella. 2010 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 Sept. 8 Steroid nose drops may help with the runniness but they must be put in right. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1770
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