gutty, clayey, -y/-ey, wench, trending, things are trending China's way, feet of clay

Who would win a war over Taiwan? The U.S., for now, but things are trending China's way.

I like to play gutty girls and attractive wenches.

我喜歡扮演古怪？的女孩和迷人的小女孩

 Of Medical Giants, Accolades and Feet of Clay

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.

A debate is raging around a prize named after Dr. Thomas Parran Jr., who has been linked to unethical experiments, including the Tuskegee syphilis study.

"Good-bye, madam," added the speaker. "But where is the girl whom you promised me?"
"Here, Pelagea!" called the hostess to a wench of about eleven who was dressed in home-dyed garments and could boast of a pair of bare feet which, from a distance, might almost have been mistaken for boots, so encrusted were they with fresh mire. "Here, Pelagea! Come and show this gentleman the way."


"To the right, eh?" snapped Selifan to the girl beside him as he pointed to a rain-soaked road which trended away through fresh green fields.

gutty

1 : gutsy sense 1 a gutty quarterback. 2 : having a vigorous challenging quality gutty realism.

Gutty | Definition of Gutty by Merriam-Webster

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trend
(trĕnd)
n.

1. The general direction in which something tends to move.
2. A general tendency or inclination. See synonyms at tendency.
3. Current style; vogue: the latest trend in fashion.

intr.v., trend·ed, trend·ing, trends.

1. To extend, incline, or veer in a specified direction: The prevailing wind trends east-northeast.
2. To show a general tendency; tend: "The gender gap was trending down" (James J. Kilpatrick).

[From Middle English trenden, to revolve, from Old English trendan.]

wench

(wĕnch)
n.

1. A young woman or girl, especially a peasant girl.
2. A woman servant.
3. A wanton woman.

intr.v., wenched, wench·ing, wench·es.
To consort or engage in sex with wanton women. Used of a man.

[Middle English, short for wenchel, child, from Old English wencel.]

wencher wench'er n.


-y
or -ey clayey
suff.

1. Characterized by; consisting of: clayey.
2. 1. Like: summery.
   2. To some degree; somewhat; rather: chilly.
3. Tending toward; inclined toward: sleepy.

[Middle English, from Old English -ig.]

feet of clay - Wiktionary

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[edit] Noun. feet of clay (plural only). (idiomatic) In someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could cause his or her downfall.

Feet of clay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Feet of clay is a reference to the interpretation of the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon by the prophet Daniel which is recounted in the Book of Daniel: ...