spandy

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Neat, fine, very good. archaic,colloquial
    — My silk stockings and two pairs of spandy gloves are my comfort. You are a dear, to lend me yours, Jo
副词 adv.
  1. Entirely, nicely, very. archaic,colloquial,often
    — I have heard of a ghost that always came in a new coat, smartly buttoned up, and a spandy clean dickey.

词源

词源 1
Uncertain. Perhaps a variant of spander-new, or from spick-and-span, both attested from the 17th century, while spandy clean appears in 1838 (see quotations below). Both spander-new and spick-and-span come from earlier span-new, which is attested from c. 1300.
词源 2
Uncertain. Perhaps a variant of spander-new, or from spick-and-span, both attested from the 17th century, while spandy clean appears in 1838 (see quotations below). Both spander-new and spick-and-span come from earlier span-new, which is attested from c. 1300.
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