roopy

English

From roop (“a shout”) +‎ -y.

roopy (comparative roopier or more roopy, superlative roopiest or most roopy)

Hoarse.
- 1863, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield:
  But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.
- 1934, P G Wodehouse, Thank You, Jeeves:
  It wasn't in its essentials a musical voice, being on the thick side and a shade roopy. If I'd been its owner, I'd have given more than a little thought to the subject of tonsils.

单词	roopy
释义	roopy English Alternative forms roupy (Scotland) Etymology From roop (“a shout”) +‎ -y. Adjective roopy (comparative roopier or more roopy, superlative roopiest or most roopy) Hoarse. 1863, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield: But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned. 1934, P G Wodehouse, Thank You, Jeeves: It wasn't in its essentials a musical voice, being on the thick side and a shade roopy. If I'd been its owner, I'd have given more than a little thought to the subject of tonsils. Related terms roop
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