daffodilly

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A daffodil. childish,colloquial,dialectal,poetic
    — And he cut the leaves of the snow-drop down, / And tied up the daffodilly; / And then he sung, as he bent at ’s work, / With a “Hiho! willy, willy.”
形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a daffodil. rare
    — The demise of a distinguished person in relaton to whom (as in your case) much may be said on both sides, is a sort of God send to the press. Only think of it! The whole periodical & diurnal press of England ringing with the praise of such a daffodilly Poet as [William] Wordsworth!
  2. With daffodils. rare
    — It is Homer’s “asphodelos leimon,” the daffodilly mead or meadow, descriptive of Elysium, the Hesperides or western isles of departed shades.

词形变化

daffodillies plural more daffodilly comparative most daffodilly superlative

词源

词源 1
A form of daffodil, perhaps influenced by lily; in colloquial and childish use, by -y (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
From daffodil + -y (adjectival suffix).
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