sere-ishadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪərɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪrɪʃ/

Forms: 1600s searish, 1900s– sere-ish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sere adj.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < sere adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹.Apparently independently re-formed in the 20th cent.

rare.

Somewhat dry; dryish. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > somewhat

sere-ish1648

dryish1725

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Dorachtigh, dryish, or Searish.

1913 E. Marsh Let. 15 June in C. Hassall Biogr. Edward Marsh (1959) 227 I went to luncheon at Downing..—all sere-ish yellowish leaves.

a1967 J. Kesselring My Life, Love, & Limericks (1973) 78 Is there a man of sere-ish, unsmall year Who never sheds..a ghostly, bone-dry tear?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sere-ish
释义	sere-ishadj. Brit. /ˈsɪərɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈsɪrɪʃ/ Forms: 1600s searish, 1900s– sere-ish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sere adj.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < sere adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹.Apparently independently re-formed in the 20th cent. rare. Somewhat dry; dryish. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > somewhat sere-ish1648 dryish1725 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Dorachtigh, dryish, or Searish. 1913 E. Marsh Let. 15 June in C. Hassall Biogr. Edward Marsh (1959) 227 I went to luncheon at Downing..—all sere-ish yellowish leaves. a1967 J. Kesselring My Life, Love, & Limericks (1973) 78 Is there a man of sere-ish, unsmall year Who never sheds..a ghostly, bone-dry tear? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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