Citations:ditchy

sense: having ditches

• 1995 October 28, Paul Roberts <paul@nvg.unit.no>, "Re: Winter Tire for GTI VR6", message-ID <46u1q1$9hc@due.unit.no> [1], rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, Usenet:

  Traction on ice is ok, but otherwise the road handling on most conditions is bad with for instance sudden loss of grip. Directionally stability on ditchy roads is also bad.

• 1999 February 26, Motorsport News International <press@motorsport.com>, "WRC: Safari Rally: Competitive Section Details", message-ID <7b5fg9$4rp$1@motorsport.com> [2], rec.autos.sport.info, Usenet:

  The route is a mixture of rocky rough into smooth fairly fast parts then the rutted and ditchy farms roads to the end.

• 2004 March 13, David French <david.notspam.french@virgin.net>, "Re: Clueless wannabe laners", message-ID <c2tk8g$20rp8t$1@ID-160280.news.uni-berlin.de> [3], alt.fan.landrover, Usenet:

  This could be a bit of a pig - reversing a mile along a narrow ditchy lane isn't my idea of fun.

sense: like a ditch

• 2003 August 26, Rick Chisholm <rchisholm@NOSPAMsouthlandonline.com>, "Re: A bit of sadness ..", message-ID <i0J2b.11177$586.3441@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com> [4], novell.community.chat, Usenet:

  I went out to find my buddy, who reluctantly returned to the house at my behest - his coat dripping with ditch water. […]

  Chevy again found the ditch. I put him in the car (you can imagine how my car smells now) and we headed home. I left him tied on the porch for a couple hours but had to bring him in eventually. My house smells a little like a wet, ditchy dog now - but that's a price I gladly pay.

unclear sense

• 1997 February 13, "Birdie" <birdies@ix.netcom.com>, "Re: Flim-Flam Floozy Of An ISP - Part 2, Darlings!", message-ID <3302DCB8.2E6D@ix.netcom.com> [5], alt.tv.ab-fab, Usenet:

  I was caught under a beer truck. I mean...beer sweetie! Absolutely insulting that....Why oh why it couldn't have been Southern Comfort or Jack Daniels or Stoli, I'll never know....but, it was one of those ditchy days...