sweepy

English

Etymology

From sweep +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiːpi/

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• Rhymes: -iːpi

Adjective

sweepy (comparative more sweepy or sweepier, superlative most sweepy or sweepiest)

1. Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.

   a sweepy log

   • 1697, Virgil, “The Seventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     The branches bend before their sweepy sway.

   • 2018, Heleen Kist, In Servitude:

     I cleaned their table, each wipe sweepier than the last, reflecting the gradual unburdening of my daily routine.

References

• “sweepy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Pewsey