scouryadj.¹

Forms: pre-1700 skowry, 1700s–1800s scoury, 1700s–1900s scowrie, 1800s scoory, 1800s– scourie.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: scurvy adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of scurvy adj., although this is first attested later in extended use, and the precise phonological development is unclear.Compare also Scots †scour (noun) disreputable person, rascal (1887; probably a back-formation < scoury adj.¹):1887 Arbroath Guide 30 Apr. 3 A tricky, ill-doin' scoor. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscoury.

Scottish.

Shabby, disreputable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > shabbily dressed

scoury?a1513

olda1616

shabby1669

dowdy1676

duddy1718

seedy1725

schleppy1966

schlubby1968

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > [adjective] > of ill repute

unhonesta1382

ill-famed1483

scoury?a1513

renownless1552

uncredited1586

bankrupt1601

discredited1605

disopinioned1622

creditless1660

unreputable1688

irreputable1709

low-lifed?1750

louche1819

characterless1825

disreputable1828

pikey1838

shady1862

lowlife1939

sleazoid1976

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 245 The tod wes nowder lene nor skowry. He wes ane lusty, reid haird lowry.

1796 A. Wilson Loss o' Pack 2 I wha stand here, in this bare scoury coat, Was ance a packman.

a1894 J. Shaw in R. Wallace Country Schoolmaster (1899) 352 A ‘scoory-looking blade’, a broken-down looking tramp.

Derivatives

ˈscouriness n.

ΚΠ

1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël III. 58 (Jam.) That little whippy maun be casting up our poortith and your scouriness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† scouryadj.²

Etymology: ? < scour v.² + -y suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

? Scouring, bitter, sharp.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > cold or keen

keen1340

bleaky1687

scourya1774

naked1822

scything1822

shy1828

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 165 May Scotia's simmers ay look gay and green, Her yellow har'st frae scowry blasts decreed!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	scoury
释义	scouryadj.¹ Forms: pre-1700 skowry, 1700s–1800s scoury, 1700s–1900s scowrie, 1800s scoory, 1800s– scourie. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: scurvy adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of scurvy adj., although this is first attested later in extended use, and the precise phonological development is unclear.Compare also Scots †scour (noun) disreputable person, rascal (1887; probably a back-formation < scoury adj.¹):1887 Arbroath Guide 30 Apr. 3 A tricky, ill-doin' scoor. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscoury. Scottish. Shabby, disreputable. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > shabbily dressed scoury?a1513 olda1616 shabby1669 dowdy1676 duddy1718 seedy1725 schleppy1966 schlubby1968 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > [adjective] > of ill repute unhonesta1382 ill-famed1483 scoury?a1513 renownless1552 uncredited1586 bankrupt1601 discredited1605 disopinioned1622 creditless1660 unreputable1688 irreputable1709 low-lifed?1750 louche1819 characterless1825 disreputable1828 pikey1838 shady1862 lowlife1939 sleazoid1976 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 245 The tod wes nowder lene nor skowry. He wes ane lusty, reid haird lowry. 1796 A. Wilson Loss o' Pack 2 I wha stand here, in this bare scoury coat, Was ance a packman. a1894 J. Shaw in R. Wallace Country Schoolmaster (1899) 352 A ‘scoory-looking blade’, a broken-down looking tramp. Derivatives ˈscouriness n. ΚΠ 1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël III. 58 (Jam.) That little whippy maun be casting up our poortith and your scouriness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † scouryadj.² Etymology: ? < scour v.² + -y suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. ? Scouring, bitter, sharp. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > cold or keen keen1340 bleaky1687 scourya1774 naked1822 scything1822 shy1828 a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 165 May Scotia's simmers ay look gay and green, Her yellow har'st frae scowry blasts decreed! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹?a1513adj.²a1774
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