Moonshiny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Moonshiny is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Moonlit; lit by moonlight.
Meaning
(obsolete) Moonlit; lit by moonlight.
More Meanings
- (dated, colloquial) Crazy; nonsensical; ludicrous.
Example Sentences
Canvassing it was like fishing for salmon: you might throw out anything in the shape of a fly, the most gaudy, the most moonshiny, the most unlife-like and unrealizable thing that could be fastened upon a hook […]
“Oh, the falls!—they are a thing to be looked at on a moonshiny night, by your Aunt Sarah and that gay old bachelor, Colonel Singleton; but a fellow like myself never shows surprise, unless it may be at such a touch as this.”
When Trim, as his custom was, after he had put my uncle Toby to bed, going down one moon-shiny night to see that every thing was right at his fortifications—in the lane separated from the bowling-green with flowering shrubs and holly—he espied his Bridget.
Synonyms for moonshiny
Depending on context, synonyms include moonlight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moonlighted, moonlitten, moonlit, moonbathed, moonlighty, moonish.
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