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tamely, adv.|ˈteɪmlɪ|
[f. tame a. + -ly2.]
In a tame manner, in any of the senses of tame a.; e.g. like a tame animal; submissively, tractably, quietly, passively; without resistance; without spirit or animation; without bold features.
1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iv. ii. 42 True Obedience..[may] Stoope tamely to the foot of Maiestie. a1631Donne Annuntiation & Passion 1 Tamely fraile flesh, abstaine to day; to day My soule eates twice. 1651Jer. Taylor Serm. for Year I. v. 63 Our prayers upbraid our spirits when we beg coldly and tamely for those things for which we ought to dye. 1770Junius Lett. xxxvi. (1820) 172 The English people will not tamely submit to this unworthy treatment. 1839Darwin Voy. Nat. i. (1879) 2 A kingfisher, which tamely sits on the branches of the Castor-oil plant. 1869Phillips Vesuv. vii. 172 Slopes not tamely identical but harmoniously diverse. 1885Manch. Exam. 28 Jan. 3/4 An example rather of tamely edifying expatiation than of penetrative or stimulating thought. |