soilyadj.1
/ˈsɔɪli/, U.S. /ˈsɔɪli/ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > soiling
soily?1578
sullying1629
soiling1812
?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 50 A substauns..neyther so..brittl too manure, az stone: nor yet so soilly in vse.
?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 67 Fayr alleyz..with sand, not light or to soft, or soilly by dust, but..pleasaunt too walk on.
1605 A. Willet Hexapla in Genesin 215 The goodly outward rine or skinne onely doeth keepe in the filthie soylie embers.
2. Of the nature or character of soil or tarnish.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > of the nature of soiling
soily1631
1631 T. Fuller Davids Sinne xxxii. sig. B2v So spots of sinne the writer's soule did staine, Whose soylie tincture did therein remaine.
1631 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat, David's Repentance iv I desire His soylie sinnes with deluges to scoure.
3. Soiled, stained, dirty.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective]
solc1200
soileda1250
suddly1488
sullied1571
smirched1600
besmircheda1616
smutted1622
moiled1632
soily1677
smutched1785
besoiled1834
smirchy1889
1677 W. Badcock Touch-stone Gold & Silver Wares 36 When your Touch-stone is..foul or soily, it may be taken off, by wetting it.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xl. 151 Methinks..you are a little soily, to what we have seen you.
1771 Hist. Sir W. Harrington (1797) III. 214 White sprigg'd muslin,..now so soily, and hung in such a manner,..as made her indeed a strange figure.
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Feb. 2/1 A case..in which are packed..three or four damp, hot, and soily figures.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
soilyadj.2
Of the nature of soil; like that of soil or mould.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [adjective]
earthlya1398
earthya1398
terrene1601
soily1747
1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Q3 Veins Strick into this Rachill..in a confused manner, being throne into Joynts, but they are Soiley.
1878 Scribner's Monthly 16 684/2 Away they went, mare and man,..with a decided soily aroma following them.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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