troubly
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English troubly; by surface analysis, trouble + -y.
Adjective
troubly (comparative more troubly, superlative most troubly)
- (obsolete) Troubling; troublesome.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- trowbly
- trobly, troublie, trublee, trubly (Late Middle English)
- trobely, trobully, troubely, trowbely, trubbelie, trublie (Late Middle English, with orthographic svarabhakti)
Etymology
From trouble (“disturbance”) + -y (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtruːb(ə)liː/, /ˈtrub(ə)liː/
Adjective
troubly (chiefly Late Middle English)
- Disturbed, agitated:
- (of air or liquids) Murky, cloudy, thick.
- (of weather) Stormy, violent, tempestuous.
- (physiology, rare) Swollen, turgid.
- Troublesome, vexatious; causing trouble.
- Unclear, confused, vague.
Descendants
References
- “trǒublī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.