spready

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A spready hide. dated
  2. A spreadsheet. informal
形容词 adj.
  1. Tending to spread horizontally.
    — 1602, William Basse, Three Pastoral Elegies of Anander, Anetor, and Muridella, Elegie II, in R. Warwick Bond (editor), The Poetical Works of William Basse, London: Ellis & Elvey, 1893, p. 49, The spready Beech, and dangling Sycomores Were clad in tender leaves and shady shiver,
  2. Having a large surface area in proportion to its weight.
    — 1912, Hides and Skins: From the Animal’s Back to the Tannery Door, Chicago: Shoe and Leather Weekly, “The Hid and Skin Trade in Great Britain,” p. 132, A fine spready hide is also obtained from the Hereford breed, these being favored by harness and belting makers.
  3. Having a tendency to spread more easily.
    — These bacteria form large, spready colonies.

词形变化

more spready comparative most spready superlative spreadies plural

词源

词源 1
From spread + -y.
词源 2
From spread + -y.
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