单词 | kexy |
释义 | ˈkexy, a. Obs. exc. dial. Also 7 kecksie, 9 dial. kecksy, kiskie. [f. kex + -y. Cf. kecky.] Like a kex; dry and brittle; withered, sapless.
1608Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Schisme 396 Thou..Shalt play no longer thy proud Kingling's Part On such a Kixey stage. 1653A. Wilson Jas. I 159 His Kecksie carkass was made to ride..with his face to the horse tail. 1660H. More Myst. Godl. vi. x. 240 The Earth..will become more kexy, and loose of its Solidity. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Kisky, dry, juiceless, husky. 1884Cheshire Gloss. s.v., Celery, when it is inclined to run up to stalks, would be called ‘very kecksy’. |

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