arrowy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɹoʊi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English arrow Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English arrowy From arrow + -y.
Meanings
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Consisting of arrows.
Now the Storm begins to lovver, / (Haſte, the loom of Hell prepare,) / Iron-ſleet of arrovvy ſhovver / Hurtles in the darken'd air.
1761 (date written), [Thomas] Gray, “Ode VIII. The Fatal Sisters. From the Norse Tongue.”, in The Poems of Mr. Gray. […], York, Yorkshire: […] A[nn] Ward; and sold by J[ames] Dodsley, […]; and J[ohn] Todd, […], published 1775, →OCLC, stanza 1, page 44:
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Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; for example, slender, straight, or swift.
I saw him in his boat, which shot across the waters with an arrowy swiftness, and was soon lost amidst the waves.
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter III, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume III, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most arrowy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more arrowy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |