Talk:gusty
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Kiwima in topic RFV discussion: October 2019
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"Impassioned", with the example of a "gusty sigh". Sighs are exhalations; so it would seem to be something like a gust of wind, i.e. a strongly exhaled sigh. If it does mean "impassioned" then could we have a "gusty kiss" etc.? I'd think not. Equinox ◑ 18:11, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- I am not sure whether it means "impassioned", but I have added a number of citations to the citations page that include two gusty kisses, two gusty smiles, a gusty wink, a gusty laugh, and gusty tears. Kiwima (talk) 20:08, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- There's also a faint possibility of confusion with gusto, i.e. enthusiasm. Equinox ◑ 20:20, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- Again, I think that this is actually of a different origin than sense 1, and ought to be under a different etymology from sense 1. I think that this is either a derivative of the archaic Latinate "gust" (etymology 2) or otherwise derived from gusto. Tharthan (talk) 23:19, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- Another thing to be ruled out is transposition typos of gutsy, not that I've seen anything to suggest that for any of these quotes. Chuck Entz (talk) 03:13, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
- Collins English Dictionary gives the figurative meaning “given to sudden outbursts, as of emotion or temperament”. That fits perfectly with the literal sense of a gusty wind, as well with our sense 2 of gust: “(by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion etc.)”. Oxford English Dictionaries has a definition “Having or showing gusto. ‘gusty female vocals’ ”. That is clearly a sense from a different etymology. The American Heritage dictionary has yet another sense, “High-flown, wordy, or overwrought: gusty rhetoric.” It is not immediately clear where that fits in. --Lambiam 16:51, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
- Ok, I have divided the citations on the citations page up by definition. Perhaps someone with more experience in etymologies could transfer the defintions to the main page, along with appropriate etymologies. Kiwima (talk) 21:48, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
- Collins English Dictionary gives the figurative meaning “given to sudden outbursts, as of emotion or temperament”. That fits perfectly with the literal sense of a gusty wind, as well with our sense 2 of gust: “(by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion etc.)”. Oxford English Dictionaries has a definition “Having or showing gusto. ‘gusty female vocals’ ”. That is clearly a sense from a different etymology. The American Heritage dictionary has yet another sense, “High-flown, wordy, or overwrought: gusty rhetoric.” It is not immediately clear where that fits in. --Lambiam 16:51, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
- There's also a faint possibility of confusion with gusto, i.e. enthusiasm. Equinox ◑ 20:20, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
RFV-resolved Kiwima (talk) 21:23, 12 October 2019 (UTC)