brawlyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

brawl +‎ -y

形容詞

brawly (comparative more brawly, superlative most brawly)

1. Having or characterised by brawls.
   • 1974, James Michael Brady, Bookmaking: The Sociology of an Illegal Occupation (page 70)

     Although it is not a boisterous or brawly bar, there is a constant flow of noises from the television, the jukebox, the pool table, pinball machine, and telephone.

   • 2003, Susan Conant, Dead and Doggone (page 6)

     The sudden, brawly shock of a dog fight, the primitive wailing, the guttural intimidations, the unpredictable lunges and slashes that can kill your dog or brand him a killer — all of it impels people to add human yells to the noisy chaos.

副詞

brawly (comparative more brawly, superlative most brawly)

1. (Scotland) Finely, handsomely.
   • 1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, Limited., published 1886, OCLC 1056292939:

     “And how is yourself, Cluny?” said Alan. “I hope ye do brawly, sir. And I am proud to see ye, and to present to ye my friend the Laird of Shaws, Mr. David Balfour.”