Talk:blowzed
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"Having high colour from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; disordered."
All this from a single citation of Tennyson. It seems to me that these are just the free associations of some definition writer after reading the surrounding stanzas. I'd like to see evidence that all these are evoked in two other works or, better, three cites providing support for each component of the definition, ie, nine cites. DCDuring (talk) 03:35, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- This is easily enough cited, although which aspects of the definition are supported by which quotes is not entirely clear. Perhaps you simply want the definition reworded - the common meaning that is clear from everything I found seems to be "rendered blowsy by weather and/or exertion" (and blowsy has the ruddy-faced, coarse, and disordered senses). Kiwima (talk) 20:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- Should this be considered a derived term of blowze? --Lambiam 21:32, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I would think so - I think blowze gave rise to blowsy and blowzed. Kiwima (talk) 21:44, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I didn't connect it with blowsy, which isn't in my idiolect anyway. Your suggested rewording sounds good to me. DCDuring (talk) 21:57, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I note that the only cite at blowze is for blowse and that our definitions don't all correspond to what I can find at OneLook. DCDuring (talk) 22:02, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- The only "weather" I see as causing blowziness seems to be sun. Could drink be included in the allowed causes of blowziness? That seems to fit some of the citations. You might expect it to include wind-blown by connotation or "influence", but I don't see that in the numerous added cites. DCDuring (talk) 22:12, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I note that the only cite at blowze is for blowse and that our definitions don't all correspond to what I can find at OneLook. DCDuring (talk) 22:02, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I didn't connect it with blowsy, which isn't in my idiolect anyway. Your suggested rewording sounds good to me. DCDuring (talk) 21:57, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I would think so - I think blowze gave rise to blowsy and blowzed. Kiwima (talk) 21:44, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
RFV-resolved Kiwima (talk) 21:49, 12 December 2019 (UTC)