weatherishとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

weatherish (comparative more weatherish, superlative most weatherish)

1. Somewhat windy, cloudy or rainy.
   • 1866, Israel Gibbons, Crescent-Shine; or, Gleams of Light on All Sorts of Subjects from the Columns of the New Orleans Crescent, New Orleans: J.O. Nixon, “En Route to Mexico,” p. 183,^[1]

     Sky hazy, and appearances a little weatherish.

   • 1898, Harriet A. Cheever, Little Mr. Van Vere of China, Boston: Estes & Lauriat, Chapter 1, p. 14,^[2]

     “Quite weatherish this morning, isn’t it?”

   • 1931, Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key, Chapter 6, section 3,^[3]

     The dirtiness of Tommy’s face made his teeth seem whiter than they were. He showed many of them in a grin and said: “Kind of weatherish tonight.”

   • 1970, Elizabeth Savage, But Not for Love, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., p. 205,^[4]

     Abruptly, the day turned weatherish. The wind kept shifting.

2. (of conversation) Mainly limited to the subject of the weather.
   • 1944, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Canal Town, London: John Long, Chapter 20, p. 139,^[5]

     A young stranger, detaching himself from Dinty’s entourage, approached and stood, waiting for Horace to finish his polite and weatherish conversation with Mrs. Macy.

   • 2010, Susan Wilson, One Good Dog, New York: St. Martin’s Press, Chapter Eight, p. 55,^[6]

     He raises his paper cup to her in a little salute. “Fine day.” Adam hears himself repeat the same weatherish small talk he has with the news guy. He would like to say something more interesting.