birdsweet en · ADJ
Etymology
From bird + sweet.
Meanings
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(poetic, rare) Sweet-sounding, dulcet, as of birdsong
A soprano, her voice was birdsweet and passionate, and she possessed her own lustrous reputation.
1999, Gina Berriault, The Great Petrowski, Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 21:Speech paused momentarily on Faxa's lips as he pondered her birdsweet notes in smoky silence.
2009, Ben Gehrels, “The Lovesong of Mr. Charles Faxa”, in The Writer's Block, number 2, page 8:He capered before them down towards the fortyfoot hole, fluttering his winglike hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bore back to them his brief birdsweet cries.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more birdsweet | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most birdsweet | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |