spreadyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsprɛdi/, U.S.

/ˈsprɛdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spread v., -y suffix¹; spread n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < spread v. + -y suffix¹, and partly < spread n. + -y suffix¹.

1. That tends or is able to spread out or expand; growing outwards.

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the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > tending to spread out

spready1566

explicative1628

1566 J. Partridge Worthie Hystorie Plasidas sig. B iij The lusty fish.., With spready finne at sea.

1602 W. Basse Three Pastoral Elegies ii. sig. C The spready Beech, and dangling Sycomores Were clad in tender leaues.

1765 J. Hill Veg. Syst. IX. 50 (heading) Spready Swallow Wort.

1866 Prairie Farmer 16 June 415/2 The tree is..a spready grower and bears every year.

1914 Amer. Poultry Jrnl. 45 248/3 The winning cock, a corking fine one with..nice spready tail.

1924 R. Hall Unlit Lamp v. 30 She looks like a tree... A beech tree? No, that's too spready—a larch tree.

1936 Good Housek. July 145/1 These are such nice, spready wings.

2009 Hist. Workshop Jrnl. Spring 290 Lush fields of lamb's quarters, spreading knotweed,..spready spurge and russian thistle.

2. colloquial (chiefly North American). Easily spread in a thin or even layer; spreadable.

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the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adjective] > spread or diffused > able to be

diffusible1743

spready1908

1908 Outing Aug. 605/1 Tar is spready stuff, that's right.

1913 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 10 Nov. 2/5 Lunch Cheese, a round, soft, spready cheese.

1974 J. E. Underhill Wild Berries Pacific Northwest 19 With a jelly..we..have a product that is very smooth and ‘spready’.

2014 J. Fisher Good Cheap Eats 213 Prep the Spready Cheese, homemade dip, and veggie tray the night before.

3. British colloquial. Of a meal: large and impressive on the table, lavish. Cf. spread n. 14. Now rare.

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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals

substantial1340

simplea1387

dry1483

of substance?c1500

large1528

hearty?1550

abstemious1604

scrambling1607

running1618

lusty1672

sit-down1789

well-served1796

à la carte1816

slap-up1823

quaresimal1828

scratch1851

square1868

scrambly1900

set1914

handout1915

all-you-can-eat1940

spready1960

carbo-load1986

1960 M. Norwak Five O'Clock Cookbk. Introd. 11 This collection has been approved..by a family who set store by ‘a good spready tea’..of sandwiches and toast, of biscuits and buns, of cakes and pies, of something hot straight from the oven.

1962 G. Avery Greatest Gresham ix. 165 Nice to have a spready tea for once.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spready
释义	spreadyadj. Brit. /ˈsprɛdi/, U.S. /ˈsprɛdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spread v., -y suffix¹; spread n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < spread v. + -y suffix¹, and partly < spread n. + -y suffix¹. 1. That tends or is able to spread out or expand; growing outwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > tending to spread out spready1566 explicative1628 1566 J. Partridge Worthie Hystorie Plasidas sig. B iij The lusty fish.., With spready finne at sea. 1602 W. Basse Three Pastoral Elegies ii. sig. C The spready Beech, and dangling Sycomores Were clad in tender leaues. 1765 J. Hill Veg. Syst. IX. 50 (heading) Spready Swallow Wort. 1866 Prairie Farmer 16 June 415/2 The tree is..a spready grower and bears every year. 1914 Amer. Poultry Jrnl. 45 248/3 The winning cock, a corking fine one with..nice spready tail. 1924 R. Hall Unlit Lamp v. 30 She looks like a tree... A beech tree? No, that's too spready—a larch tree. 1936 Good Housek. July 145/1 These are such nice, spready wings. 2009 Hist. Workshop Jrnl. Spring 290 Lush fields of lamb's quarters, spreading knotweed,..spready spurge and russian thistle. 2. colloquial (chiefly North American). Easily spread in a thin or even layer; spreadable. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adjective] > spread or diffused > able to be diffusible1743 spready1908 1908 Outing Aug. 605/1 Tar is spready stuff, that's right. 1913 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 10 Nov. 2/5 Lunch Cheese, a round, soft, spready cheese. 1974 J. E. Underhill Wild Berries Pacific Northwest 19 With a jelly..we..have a product that is very smooth and ‘spready’. 2014 J. Fisher Good Cheap Eats 213 Prep the Spready Cheese, homemade dip, and veggie tray the night before. 3. British colloquial. Of a meal: large and impressive on the table, lavish. Cf. spread n. 14. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals substantial1340 simplea1387 dry1483 of substance?c1500 large1528 hearty?1550 abstemious1604 scrambling1607 running1618 lusty1672 sit-down1789 well-served1796 à la carte1816 slap-up1823 quaresimal1828 scratch1851 square1868 scrambly1900 set1914 handout1915 all-you-can-eat1940 spready1960 carbo-load1986 1960 M. Norwak Five O'Clock Cookbk. Introd. 11 This collection has been approved..by a family who set store by ‘a good spready tea’..of sandwiches and toast, of biscuits and buns, of cakes and pies, of something hot straight from the oven. 1962 G. Avery Greatest Gresham ix. 165 Nice to have a spready tea for once. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1566
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