buttercuppyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtəkʌpi/, U.S.

/ˈbədərˌkəpi/

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

Etymology: < buttercup n. + -y suffix¹.

Abounding in or characterized by buttercups; (also) resembling a buttercup.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of or abound in buttercups

buttercupped1832

buttercuppy1871

1871 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) I. 237 The fields are all butter-cuppy.

1897 Monthly Packet Mar. 287 A fresh breeze blew cheerily over the marshes, making waves in the long buttercuppy grass.

1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 259 That burning buttercuppy day.

2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Mag.) 10 An unruffled plateau of scraggly young trees and verdant buttercuppy meadows.

2010 T. Shapiro Mountain Justice 57 I see two fading yellow trilliums, some yellow buttercuppy flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	buttercuppy
释义	buttercuppyadj. Brit. /ˈbʌtəkʌpi/, U.S. /ˈbədərˌkəpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: buttercup n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < buttercup n. + -y suffix¹. Abounding in or characterized by buttercups; (also) resembling a buttercup. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of or abound in buttercups buttercupped1832 buttercuppy1871 1871 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) I. 237 The fields are all butter-cuppy. 1897 Monthly Packet Mar. 287 A fresh breeze blew cheerily over the marshes, making waves in the long buttercuppy grass. 1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 259 That burning buttercuppy day. 2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Mag.) 10 An unruffled plateau of scraggly young trees and verdant buttercuppy meadows. 2010 T. Shapiro Mountain Justice 57 I see two fading yellow trilliums, some yellow buttercuppy flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1871
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