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

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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

The river's opening breast some upward plied, And some came gliding down the sweepy tide.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões

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 Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

Thou'lt listen to my lengthen'd tale, And pity me when I am frail— But see, the sweepy spinning fly Upon the window takes thine eye.

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 Joanna Baillie

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