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dicky

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dick·y1 /ˈdɪki/ adjective British English old-fashioned  WEAKweak, and likely to break or not work properly 虚弱的;易破的,易坏的dicky heart/ticker (=a heart that is weak and not very healthy) 虚弱的心脏
Examples from the Corpus
dickyWe didn't know the railings was dicky.
Related topics: Clothes
dicky2, dickey noun [countable]  DCCa false shirt front or collar worn under a suit or dress 〔穿在套装或连衣裙里面、只有前襟或领子的〕假衬衫
Origin dicky (1700-1800) Probably from the male name Dicky dicky1 (1700-1800) Origin unknown
and or likely work not to properly weak, Corpus break


dicky
I
dicky1 /ˈdɪki/ adjective British English old-fashioned
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: Origin unknown
weak, and likely to break or not work properly
    dicky heart/ticker (=a heart that is weak and not very healthy)

II
dicky2 , dickey noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: Probably from the male name Dicky
a false shirt front or collar worn under a suit or dress


dickyBrE /ˈdɪki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪki/ 🔊 adjective(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) not healthy; not working correctly 虚弱的;有病的;工作不正常的a dicky heart虚弱的心脏
dickyBrE /ˈdɪki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪki/ 🔊 noun (also dickey) (
plural
dickies
or
dickeys
)
(IndE) the boot/ trunk of a car (汽车后部的)行李厢