kenspeckle

American  

[ken-spek-uhl] / ˈkɛnˌspɛk əl /

Or kenspeckled

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.

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kenspeckle British  

/ ˈkɛnˌspɛkəl /

adjective

1. easily seen or recognized

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Etymology

Origin of kenspeckle

1705–15; derivative ( see -le) of kenspeck (< Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kjennespak quick at recognizing, literally, know-clever); see ken

Example Sentences

Photograph: DC Thompson/Dandy/PA When the last great struggle for 's soul is at an end, Alex Salmond may yet have cause to thank the nation's kenspeckle comic publishers, DC Thomson.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2012

I wonder what he will say…Your notion of the Aristocrat being kenspeckle, and the best men of a good lot being thus easily selected is new to me, and striking.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

A description of him was added, and the stray was so kenspeckle, that Mistress Croale saw the necessity of haste to any hope of advantage.

From Sir Gibbie by MacDonald, George

"We'll be terrible kenspeckle to the gentry we ken of."

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John

Now he felt kenspeckle, not in any suit of material clothes but in a droll sense of nakedness.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Munro, Neil