plashy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈplæʃi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From plash + -y.
Meanings
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Watery, wet, waterlogged.
The Hare is running races in her mirth; / And with her feet she from the plashy earth / Raises a mist; which, glittering in the sun, / Runs with her all the way, wherever she doth run.
1815 [1802], William Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence:By and by after his iumping vppon them, the Saxons for that Garianonum, or Yarmoth that had giuen vp the ghoſt, in thoſe ſlymie plaſhie fieldes of Gorlſtone trowled vp a ſecond Yarmouth, abutting on the Weſt ſide of the ſhore of this great Yarmouth, […]
1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 9:
- Marked by flecks of colour, as if plashed with paint.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more plashy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most plashy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
plashy · drenched · spongy · dripping · sodden · wiery · overwatered · soppy · sodden · wet · watered · madid · squidgy · spewy · thoan · saturated · thone · drenched · waterlogged · saturated · moist · figured · damp · soaked · moisty · soggy · marked · drunk · undried · bewatered · humid · wetter than an otter's pocket · speckled · patterned · distinct · irriguous · watery