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gleby en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡliːbi/

Etymology

From glebe + -y. Compare Latin glaebosus (“cloddy”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful.
   • Pernicious flattery! thy malignant seeds In an ill hour, and by fatal hand Sadly diffus'd o'er virtue's gleby land, With rising pride amidst the corn appear, And choke the hopes and harvest of the year. 1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):

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Synonyms

glebous