swottyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈswɒti/, U.S.

/ˈswɑdi/

Forms: 1800s– swotty, 1900s– swatty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: swot n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < swot n. + -y suffix¹.Compare earlier occurrence of swotty as a variant of sweaty adj.:1857 T. Wright Dict. Obs. & Provinc. Eng. at Swottling Swotty, greasy from perspiration.1902 Los Angeles Daily Times 1 Oct. 6/4 The unloosening of the bank reserves will be as much comfort to the financial interests of the country as it is for a woman to loosen her corsets on a hot and swotty day.

colloquial (chiefly British). Frequently depreciative.

A. n.

With capital initial. A nickname for: a studious person, a swot.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > diligent pupil or student

muzz1788

sap1798

sapper1825

swot1850

mug1880

mugger1883

mugster1888

groise1913

swotter1919

swotty1929

brain-box1942

mothball1944

geek1957

achiever1960

tug1976

poindexter1981

dexter1985

1929 Life & Lett. Sept. 293 After that ‘Swotty’ was allowed to finish in peace his interminable letter.

2008 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 14 Nov. 10 I am embarrassed to admit I was a bit of a swot back then... Swotty here got a grade A for my RE mock and was expected to do well in the real thing.

B. adj.

Designating or characteristic of a swot (swot n. 2); studious, esp. to the exclusion of other activities.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > studious

studiousa1382

bookish1542

reading1572

academic1904

swotty1936

1936 G. C. Beresford Schooldays with Kipling xx. 244 It wasn't only a search for information that sent him racing along—in the way in which that thirst has urged so many boys of the sappy, swotty order.

1969 H. E. Bates in Times 23 Aug. (Saturday Review) 1/3 The pale face and spectacles did indeed conceal a character that was not merely swotty; it was fantastically brainy too.

1987 P. Brown Schooling Ordinary Kids iv. 81 There are only a few pupils among the O level pupils who are believed to qualify for the label ‘swotty’—those who spend all their time working and never go out or have fun.

2004 Science 25 June 1896/1 It sounds like a ‘deep’ exchange between swotty young philosophy majors.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swotty
释义	swottyn.adj. Brit. /ˈswɒti/, U.S. /ˈswɑdi/ Forms: 1800s– swotty, 1900s– swatty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: swot n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < swot n. + -y suffix¹.Compare earlier occurrence of swotty as a variant of sweaty adj.:1857 T. Wright Dict. Obs. & Provinc. Eng. at Swottling Swotty, greasy from perspiration.1902 Los Angeles Daily Times 1 Oct. 6/4 The unloosening of the bank reserves will be as much comfort to the financial interests of the country as it is for a woman to loosen her corsets on a hot and swotty day. colloquial (chiefly British). Frequently depreciative. A. n. With capital initial. A nickname for: a studious person, a swot. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > diligent pupil or student muzz1788 sap1798 sapper1825 swot1850 mug1880 mugger1883 mugster1888 groise1913 swotter1919 swotty1929 brain-box1942 mothball1944 geek1957 achiever1960 tug1976 poindexter1981 dexter1985 1929 Life & Lett. Sept. 293 After that ‘Swotty’ was allowed to finish in peace his interminable letter. 2008 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 14 Nov. 10 I am embarrassed to admit I was a bit of a swot back then... Swotty here got a grade A for my RE mock and was expected to do well in the real thing. B. adj. Designating or characteristic of a swot (swot n. 2); studious, esp. to the exclusion of other activities. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > studious studiousa1382 bookish1542 reading1572 academic1904 swotty1936 1936 G. C. Beresford Schooldays with Kipling xx. 244 It wasn't only a search for information that sent him racing along—in the way in which that thirst has urged so many boys of the sappy, swotty order. 1969 H. E. Bates in Times 23 Aug. (Saturday Review) 1/3 The pale face and spectacles did indeed conceal a character that was not merely swotty; it was fantastically brainy too. 1987 P. Brown Schooling Ordinary Kids iv. 81 There are only a few pupils among the O level pupils who are believed to qualify for the label ‘swotty’—those who spend all their time working and never go out or have fun. 2004 Science 25 June 1896/1 It sounds like a ‘deep’ exchange between swotty young philosophy majors. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1929
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