† twitteryadj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < twitter n.² + -y suffix¹.

Scottish. Obsolete.

Esp. of yarn or fabric: made from or characterized by unevenly spun, slender threads. Cf. twitter n.² 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective]

subtlea1382

subtilea1393

subtilec1392

smiltc1400

fine?a1425

thina1425

exile?1440

slender1444

tenuious1495

jimp?a1513

lenye1513

fine-spuna1555

nice1567

spindled1584

gracile1590

snever1640

tenuous1656

slim1657

gracilious1688

gracilent1727

twittery1819

flitterya1834

attenuate1848

spiry1849

low-profile1906

matchlike1906

slimline1949

1819 Perth Courier 1 July 4/2 Clothing..far afore the twittery worm wabs made now a days.

1837 T. Daniel Poems (ed. 2) 143 Its patience makes o' twittery yarn a wob.

1912 D. McKie Fables frae French 33 Gin ye wad tell me what ye're makin, there—Gey twittery it seems to me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019).

twitteryadj.²

Brit.

/ˈtwɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪdəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter n.³, twitter v.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < either twitter n.³ (compare sense 1 at that entry) or twitter v.¹ (compare sense 2 at that entry) + -y suffix¹.

Now rare.

Shaking, trembling, jittery; in a state of nervous agitation. Also: of a nervous or sensitive disposition. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective]

tautc1275

rigid?a1425

high-strung1653

wound-up1788

stretched1799

high-toned1804

overstrung1810

intense1817

tense1821

high-tuned1827

screwed-up1829

twittery1840

high-keyed1848

strung-up1853

strained1863

tensioned1872

twitchy1874

keyed-up1885

tensed1911

uptight1934

wired1970

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]

feeblec1400

colourlessc1425

flagging1540

pithless1555

blanched1570

toothless1592

unpointed1604

unsinewed1604

jejune1615

low-pitched1622

unsinewy?1623

macilent1624

flaccid1647

insinewy1653

unsubstanceda1658

incogent1667

pointless1673

languida1677

enervatea1704

unaccentuated1716

unnervate1725

lank1729

unforcible1754

nerveless1763

weak1771

flabby1793

slip-slop1814

tinkling1822

exsanguinea1834

twittery1840

slipshod1842

under-coloured1870

shaftless1881

thin1890

unaccented1893

wimpish1925

wimp1979

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak

unmightyeOE

unferea1060

unwieldc1220

fade1303

lewc1325

weak1340

fainta1375

sicklyc1374

unwieldyc1386

impotent1390

delicatea1398

lowa1398

unmighta1450

unlustyc1450

low-brought1459

wearyc1480

failed1490

worn1508

caduke?1518

fainty1530

weak1535

debile1536

fluey1545

tewly?1547

faltering1549

puling1549

imbecilec1550

debilitate1552

flash1562

unable1577

unhealthful1595

unabled1597

whindling1601

infirm1608

debilitated1611

bedrid1629

washya1631

silly1636

fluea1645

tender1645

invaletudinary1661

languishant1674

valetudinaire?c1682

puly1688

thriftless1693

unheartya1699

wishy-washy1703

enervate1706

valetudinarian1713

lask1727

wersh1755

palliea1774

wankle1781

asthenic1789

atonic1792

squeal1794

adynamic1803

worn-down1814

totterish1817

asthenical1819

prostrate1820

used up1823

wankya1825

creaky1834

groggy1834

puny1838

imbeciled1840

rickety-rackety1840

muscleless1841

weedy1849

tottery1861

crocky1880

wimbly-wambly1881

ramshackle1889

twitterly1896

twittery1907

wonky1919

strung out1959

1840 C. G. Jenkins Miss Aylmer III. vi. 105 And when she saw the poor Betsey only ‘a little twittery’, as she termed it..she wondered at the strength left of the poor torn heart.

1883 L. Wingfield Abigel Rowe II. iv. 92 Olivia was..twittery, nervous and sensitive.

1889 Cornhill Mag. July 69 A feeble, twittery tale of love.

1901 ‘M. E. Francis’ Pastorals of Dorset 257 Poor Mary did go all white and twittery.

1907 U. L. Silberrad Good Comrade ii The Captain was rather twittery at lunch.

1978 Lion & Unicorn 2 22 They would not risk it, they'd get all twittery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twittery
释义	† twitteryadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < twitter n.² + -y suffix¹. Scottish. Obsolete. Esp. of yarn or fabric: made from or characterized by unevenly spun, slender threads. Cf. twitter n.² 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] subtlea1382 subtilea1393 subtilec1392 smiltc1400 fine?a1425 thina1425 exile?1440 slender1444 tenuious1495 jimp?a1513 lenye1513 fine-spuna1555 nice1567 spindled1584 gracile1590 snever1640 tenuous1656 slim1657 gracilious1688 gracilent1727 twittery1819 flitterya1834 attenuate1848 spiry1849 low-profile1906 matchlike1906 slimline1949 1819 Perth Courier 1 July 4/2 Clothing..far afore the twittery worm wabs made now a days. 1837 T. Daniel Poems (ed. 2) 143 Its patience makes o' twittery yarn a wob. 1912 D. McKie Fables frae French 33 Gin ye wad tell me what ye're makin, there—Gey twittery it seems to me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019). twitteryadj.² Brit. /ˈtwɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈtwɪdəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter n.³, twitter v.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < either twitter n.³ (compare sense 1 at that entry) or twitter v.¹ (compare sense 2 at that entry) + -y suffix¹. Now rare. Shaking, trembling, jittery; in a state of nervous agitation. Also: of a nervous or sensitive disposition. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective] tautc1275 rigid?a1425 high-strung1653 wound-up1788 stretched1799 high-toned1804 overstrung1810 intense1817 tense1821 high-tuned1827 screwed-up1829 twittery1840 high-keyed1848 strung-up1853 strained1863 tensioned1872 twitchy1874 keyed-up1885 tensed1911 uptight1934 wired1970 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] feeblec1400 colourlessc1425 flagging1540 pithless1555 blanched1570 toothless1592 unpointed1604 unsinewed1604 jejune1615 low-pitched1622 unsinewy?1623 macilent1624 flaccid1647 insinewy1653 unsubstanceda1658 incogent1667 pointless1673 languida1677 enervatea1704 unaccentuated1716 unnervate1725 lank1729 unforcible1754 nerveless1763 weak1771 flabby1793 slip-slop1814 tinkling1822 exsanguinea1834 twittery1840 slipshod1842 under-coloured1870 shaftless1881 thin1890 unaccented1893 wimpish1925 wimp1979 the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak unmightyeOE unferea1060 unwieldc1220 fade1303 lewc1325 weak1340 fainta1375 sicklyc1374 unwieldyc1386 impotent1390 delicatea1398 lowa1398 unmighta1450 unlustyc1450 low-brought1459 wearyc1480 failed1490 worn1508 caduke?1518 fainty1530 weak1535 debile1536 fluey1545 tewly?1547 faltering1549 puling1549 imbecilec1550 debilitate1552 flash1562 unable1577 unhealthful1595 unabled1597 whindling1601 infirm1608 debilitated1611 bedrid1629 washya1631 silly1636 fluea1645 tender1645 invaletudinary1661 languishant1674 valetudinaire?c1682 puly1688 thriftless1693 unheartya1699 wishy-washy1703 enervate1706 valetudinarian1713 lask1727 wersh1755 palliea1774 wankle1781 asthenic1789 atonic1792 squeal1794 adynamic1803 worn-down1814 totterish1817 asthenical1819 prostrate1820 used up1823 wankya1825 creaky1834 groggy1834 puny1838 imbeciled1840 rickety-rackety1840 muscleless1841 weedy1849 tottery1861 crocky1880 wimbly-wambly1881 ramshackle1889 twitterly1896 twittery1907 wonky1919 strung out1959 1840 C. G. Jenkins Miss Aylmer III. vi. 105 And when she saw the poor Betsey only ‘a little twittery’, as she termed it..she wondered at the strength left of the poor torn heart. 1883 L. Wingfield Abigel Rowe II. iv. 92 Olivia was..twittery, nervous and sensitive. 1889 Cornhill Mag. July 69 A feeble, twittery tale of love. 1901 ‘M. E. Francis’ Pastorals of Dorset 257 Poor Mary did go all white and twittery. 1907 U. L. Silberrad Good Comrade ii The Captain was rather twittery at lunch. 1978 Lion & Unicorn 2 22 They would not risk it, they'd get all twittery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1819adj.²1840
随便看	to be off one's bargain to be off one's feed to be off one's game to be off one's legs to be off one's mark to be off one's nana to be off sick to be off the beam to be off the mark to be off the watch to be off to a —— start to be off with the old love to be off with the old love before one is on with the new to be old dog at to be old news to be on to be on a good wicket to be on a hiding to nothing to be on a person's ass to be on a person's case to be on a person's jack to be on a person's, the other side of the fence to be on a promise to be on a sticky wicket to be on a stint

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