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sweepy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈswiːpi/

Etymology

From sweep + -y.

Meanings

  1. Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.
    • The branches bend before their sweepy sway. 1697, Virgil, “The Seventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
    • I cleaned their table, each wipe sweepier than the last, reflecting the gradual unburdening of my daily routine. 2018, Heleen Kist, In Servitude:
    • a sweepy log

Forms

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sweepier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sweepy Degree=Sup lexicographic
sweepiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more sweepy Degree=Cmp lexicographic

sweepy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈswiːpi/

Etymology

From sweep + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, colloquial) A lottery generally held at a workplace, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins; a sweepstake, sweep.

Forms

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sweepies Number=Plur lexicographic