roomthy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹʊmθi/
- /ˈɹuːmθi/
Etymology
From roomth + -y.
Meanings
-
(obsolete) roomy; spacious
For he had a capacious head with angles winding, and roomthy enough to lodge all controversiall intricacies […]
1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC:The Beasts each other wooe, the Birds they bill As they would say to Noe, they ment to fill The roomthy earth, then altogether voyd
1630, Michael Drayton, “Noahs Floud”, in The Muses Elizium Lately Discouered, pages 116–117:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more roomthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most roomthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |