gleby

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English

Etymology

From glebe +‎ -y. Compare Latin glaebosus (“cloddy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡliːbi/

Adjective

gleby (comparative more gleby, superlative most gleby)

(obsolete) turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful.
- 1718, Mat Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Jacob Tonson , and John Barber , →OCLC, (please specify the page):
  Pernicious flattery! thy malignant seeds
  In an ill hour, and by fatal hand
  Sadly diffus'd o'er virtue's gleby land,
  With rising pride amidst the corn appear,
  And choke the hopes and harvest of the year.

Synonyms

glebous

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɛ.bɘ/
Rhymes: -ɛbɘ
Syllabification: gle‧by

Noun

gleby

inflection of gleba:
1. genitive singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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