smirkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsməːki/, U.S.

/ˈsmərki/, Scottish English

/ˈsmɪrkɪ/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s smerky.

Etymology: < smirk n. or smirk adj. + -y suffix¹.

Scottish and U.S.

Smart, neat, smiling; simpering; of the nature of a smirk.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affected in looks or gestures > smiling affectedly

smirkingc1000

simpering1546

smirkling1597

smirkish1674

smirkya1758

smickering1930

the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [adjective] > simpering or smirking

smirking?1518

simpering1546

smirkling1597

smirky1835

the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [adjective] > simpering or smirking > of the nature of a smirk

smirky1880

a1758 A. Ramsay Poems 211 How smirky look'd the little wight!

1835 Fraser's Mag. 11 229 A very haughty dame among her fellow-servants of her own sex, but rather smirky and sly with the men.

1848 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (new ed.) 197 I overtook a swarthy, bright-eyed, smerky little fellow.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad ii. 92 He introduced himself, smiling a smirky smile borrowed from the courtiers of the stage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smirky
释义	smirkyadj. Brit. /ˈsməːki/, U.S. /ˈsmərki/, Scottish English /ˈsmɪrkɪ/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s smerky. Etymology: < smirk n. or smirk adj. + -y suffix¹. Scottish and U.S. Smart, neat, smiling; simpering; of the nature of a smirk. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affected in looks or gestures > smiling affectedly smirkingc1000 simpering1546 smirkling1597 smirkish1674 smirkya1758 smickering1930 the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [adjective] > simpering or smirking smirking?1518 simpering1546 smirkling1597 smirky1835 the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [adjective] > simpering or smirking > of the nature of a smirk smirky1880 a1758 A. Ramsay Poems 211 How smirky look'd the little wight! 1835 Fraser's Mag. 11 229 A very haughty dame among her fellow-servants of her own sex, but rather smirky and sly with the men. 1848 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (new ed.) 197 I overtook a swarthy, bright-eyed, smerky little fellow. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad ii. 92 He introduced himself, smiling a smirky smile borrowed from the courtiers of the stage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1758
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