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courtyardy en · ADJ

Etymology

From courtyard + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a courtyard.
   • Keith looks his usual agreeable self; he’s agreeable to most things; visiting a student could be good too, especially if it’s one of those old, courtyardy places they’ve glimpsed but not penetrated yet. 2013, Alison Hoblyn, “The Motivational Listener”, in The Midnight Press and Other Oxford Stories, [Oxford, Oxon?]: OxPens, →ISBN, page 95:
   • The pavement was large and different and very not courtyardy. 2015, Mo Willems, Diva and Flea: A Parisian Tale, London: Walker Books, published 2017, →ISBN:
   • Casing the joint didn’t take long, and similar to Grier’s setup, the back of the house opened to a courtyardy thing that was gated—and there were no chalky footprints on the red brick there. 2010, J. R. Ward [pseudonym; Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore], Crave (Fallen Angels; 2), New York, N.Y.: Signet, w:New American Library, →ISBN, page 180:

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