echoey en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle English eccho English echo English -ey English echoey From echo + -ey.
Meanings
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(of a sound) That echoes; having an echoing quality.
That nostalgic luxury is particularly obvious in the former station buffet, which still functioned as a restaurant when I was last there several years ago. Empty and echoey, it was doing brisk trade in Orient Express vintage posters, several of which now adorn my garden office walls.
2025 October 1, Vitali Vitaliev, “Life's little luxuries”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 84:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most echoey | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more echoey | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| echoier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| echoiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |