Plashy
//ˈplæʃi// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Watery, wet, waterlogged.
"By and by after his iumping vppon them, the Saxons for that Garianonum, or Yarmoth that had giuen vp the ghoſt, in thoſe ſlymie plaſhie fieldes of Gorlſtone trowled vp a ſecond Yarmouth, abutting on the Weſt ſide of the ſhore of this great Yarmouth, […]"
- 2 Marked by flecks of colour, as if plashed with paint.
Example
More examples"By and by after his iumping vppon them, the Saxons for that Garianonum, or Yarmoth that had giuen vp the ghoſt, in thoſe ſlymie plaſhie fieldes of Gorlſtone trowled vp a ſecond Yarmouth, abutting on the Weſt ſide of the ſhore of this great Yarmouth, […]"
Etymology
From plash + -y.
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