Spready
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A spready hide. dated
- 2 A spreadsheet. informal
- 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."
Example
More examples"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,"
Etymology
From spread + -y.
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