单词 | shacky |
释义 | † shackyadj.1 Obsolete. rare. = shaggy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > hairiness > rough hair ruggedc1330 shacky1565 shack1577 shacked1577 shaga1596 shaggy1796 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis i. f. 4 His garmentes turned too shackie heare. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). shackyadj.2 colloquial. Of buildings, etc.: resembling or suggestive of a shack; dilapidated or ramshackle; run-down. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [adjective] > resembling or suggestive of shacky1921 1921 S. Kaye-Smith Joanna Godden iii. 194 She had wanted Great Ansdore [farm] very much, though..it was shacky and mouldy. 1979 N. Mailer Executioner's Song i. ii. 531 Shacky ranch houses stretched as far as the smog would allow the eye to see. 1982 J. Hansen Gravedigger vii. 76 Haven't you made this place attractive? Really rustic instead of just shacky. 1987 Motor Sport June 572/1 The once very ‘shacky’ town of Bracknell in Berkshire is now a brash New Town. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.11565adj.21921 |
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