steepy (iou) and sympathetic (iou)

steepy (iou)

steepy adjective. ['sti:pi] Long arch. M16.
[from STEEP adjective + -Y1.]
Steep; full of steep places; (of movement) headlong, precipitous.
fig.: Shakespeare Sonnets His youthful morn Hath travelled on to age's steepy night.
steepiness noun E17-L18.

sympathetic (iou)

sympathetic adjective & noun. M17.
[from SYMPATHY after pathetic: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
a. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from sympathy or an affinity, correspondence, or Paranormal influence. Now chiefly Hist. exc. in sympathetic Magic below. M17.
b. Physiology etc. Designating a condition, action, or disorder induced in a person, organ, or part by a similar or corresponding one in another. Now chiefly in sympathetic ophthalmia below. E18.
c. Anatomy & Physiology. Of, pertaining to, or designating one of the major divisions of the autonomic nervous system, consisting of a double chain of ganglia along the spinal column supplying the internal organs, intestines, blood-vessels, etc., and governing their function by reflex action in balance with the parasympathetic system. M18.
d. Of, pertaining to, or designating sounds arising from vibrations induced in an object by sound waves from another. M19.
a. In accordance or harmonious agreement; according with one's temperament or inclinations, congenial. Now chiefly as passing into sense 3. L17.
Wordsworth Now o'er the soothed accordant heart we feel A sympathetic twilight slowly steal.
b. Tending to evoke sympathy. Also, pleasant, likeable. Cf. SYMPATHIQUE. E20.
H. W. Fowler Macbeth..is not made sympathetic, however adequately his crime may be explained. A. Eden It was not a sympathetic house..the furnishing and pictures were ugly.
a. Of, characterized by, or expressive of sympathy or mutuality of feeling. L17.
Scott Fitzgerald He considered he was very fair to Russiahe had no desire to make anything but a sympathetic picture. A. Sillitoe She made sympathetic noises, unable to get upset about it.
b. (Capable of) feeling sympathy; sharing, responsive to, or affected by the feelings of another or others; compassionate; (foll. by to) inclined to favour, give support to, or approve. E18.
Times Known to be sympathetic to the Baath, or Socialist Party. P. Dally He was a sympathetic listener.
Special collocations: sympathetic ink = INVISIBLE ink. sympathetic Magic a type of Magic, based on the belief of affinity between things or actions, that seeks to achieve an effect by performing an associated action or using an associated thing. sympathetic nerve Anatomy a nerve of the sympathetic system. sympathetic ophthalmia Medicine autoimmune disease of one eye following damage to the Other. sympathetic strike: by workers in support of the action of strikers in another union, industry, etc. sympathetic strings Music strings on an instrument (as a sitar) which are not played but vibrate (and thereby sound a note) in sympathetic resonance with the note of a string which has been played near them.
b. noun.
Anatomy. A sympathetic nerve; the sympathetic system. E19.
A person affected by a sympathetic pain or injury. Also, a sympathetic person, a sympathizer. rare. L19.
sympathetical adjective (arch.) = SYMPATHETIC adjective M17.
sympathetically adverb E17.
sympathetico'tonia noun (Physiology) = SYMPATHICOTONIA E20.
sympathetico'tonic adjective & noun (Physiology) = SYMPATHICOTONIC E20.
sympathetico'tonus noun (Physiology) = SYMPATHICOTONIA E20.

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