vampy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of vampie (“a vampire”). alt-of,alternative
    — Last year Halloween time: I went to hear this author speak on Bram Stoker at the Borders (no, I am not a vampy), for the fun of it. The news filmed me and my friendie and said something along the lines of me looking hungry when he talked about blood.
形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency.
    — She was a wonderfully campy, vampy siren, and her double fouettes in the coda were breathtaking.

词形变化

vampier comparative vampiest superlative vampies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English vamp
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English vampy
From vamp + -y (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Clipping of vampire + -y (diminutive suffix).
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