sweepy

American  

[swee-pee] / ˈswi pi /

adjective

sweepier, sweepiest

1. sweeping.

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Etymology

Origin of sweepy

First recorded in 1690–1700; sweep ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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sweepy

“Then the breaking ball gets sweepy, the fastball is inconsistent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

The police filmed all this, using sweepy drone shots and a little Bollywood magic.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2020

Once more the Nile, who from the secret source Of Jove's high seat descends with sweepy force, Must view his billows white beneath thy oar, And altars blaze along his sanguine shore.

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander

Then, the lower side of the slate clouds frayed in the edge of a sweepy garment to sheets and fringes of rain.

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

With broader sweepy base, in gather'd might Majestic, swelling to stupendous height, The mountain billow lifts its awful head, And, curving, breaks aloft with roarings dread.

From Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters by Baillie, Joanna