whelpy

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Like or relating to a whelp (cub or puppy).
    — A small, whelpy moan escaped from her, embarrassing her.
  2. Festering or having welts or wheals; attery, purulent.
    — […] the way from his breakfast room to Grandmomma's back door but as silverware and a garden spade and whelpy bee bites had not figured into his speculations […]

词形变化

whelpier comparative more whelpy comparative whelpiest superlative most whelpy superlative whelpier comparative more whelpy comparative whelpiest superlative most whelpy superlative

词源

词源 1
From whelp + -y.
词源 2
Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of welt + -y; or from dialectal English whelpy meaning "sour, rancid".
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