widowyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪdəʊi/, U.S.

/ˈwɪdoʊi/

Forms: 1600s widowie, 1600s 1800s– widowy.

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

Etymology: < widow n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier widowish adj. and widowly adj.

Characteristic of or appropriate to a widow.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adjective] > widowed > relating to or characteristic of widow

widowly1532

vidual?1550

widowish?1555

widow-like1577

widowed1609

widowy1628

1628 H. Reynolds tr. T. Tasso Aminta i. i. sig. A4^v How in vaine Spent I thy widowy nights [It. vedoue notti]? how many dayes In fruitlesse lonenesse?

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. iii. 6 The very Muses themselves, did with dishevel'd hair, assist at the Obsequies in widowy apparel [It. in habito vedouile].

1857 T. B. Aldrich Daisy's Necklace 23 Pleasant Mrs. Muggins! I tried not to feel elated at these little widowy attentions.

1951 W. Beck Into Thin Air 107 There was nothing about her of the relict, nothing of that sad widowy air of having outlived both usefulness and joy.

2011 C. O'Donohue Missing Persons l. 201 I didn't really want to use the dress I wore for Frank's, which was all black and very widowy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	widowy
释义	widowyadj. Brit. /ˈwɪdəʊi/, U.S. /ˈwɪdoʊi/ Forms: 1600s widowie, 1600s 1800s– widowy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < widow n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier widowish adj. and widowly adj. Characteristic of or appropriate to a widow. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adjective] > widowed > relating to or characteristic of widow widowly1532 vidual?1550 widowish?1555 widow-like1577 widowed1609 widowy1628 1628 H. Reynolds tr. T. Tasso Aminta i. i. sig. A4^v How in vaine Spent I thy widowy nights [It. vedoue notti]? how many dayes In fruitlesse lonenesse? 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. iii. 6 The very Muses themselves, did with dishevel'd hair, assist at the Obsequies in widowy apparel [It. in habito vedouile]. 1857 T. B. Aldrich Daisy's Necklace 23 Pleasant Mrs. Muggins! I tried not to feel elated at these little widowy attentions. 1951 W. Beck Into Thin Air 107 There was nothing about her of the relict, nothing of that sad widowy air of having outlived both usefulness and joy. 2011 C. O'Donohue Missing Persons l. 201 I didn't really want to use the dress I wore for Frank's, which was all black and very widowy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1628
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