| 单词 | sparrowy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈsparrowy ˈsparrowy adj. (a) abounding in, frequented by, sparrows; (b) characteristic of or resembling a sparrow; so sparrowy-looking adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [adjective] > of or resembling the sparrow sparrow-like1611 sparrowish1641 sparrowy1891 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [adjective] > of or resembling the sparrow > abounding in sparrows sparrowy1891 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors II. iv. 85 London of the sparrowy roadways and wearisome pavements. 1926 S. Sitwell All Summer in Day i. i. 18 The sun, also, was very sparrowy in voice, and both sun and birds seemed satisfied for the moment. 1948 I. J. C. Brown No Idle Words 31 Were they [sc. buntings] bunters in the perky..sparrowy sense. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles I. 300 The female is a sparrowy-looking little bird at all seasons. 1955 R. Graves Greek Myths I. lxxiv. 252 Castor and Polydeuces..come darting on ‘sparrowy wings’ through the upper air. 1976 A. J. Russell Pour Hemlock vii. 63 She clutched steno pad to sparrowy chest. < as lemmas |
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