surgy en · ADJ
Etymology
From surge + -y.
Meanings
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Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance; swelling.
o'er the surgy main
1725–1726, Homer, “Book 4”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more surgy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most surgy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |