| 释义 |
truantly, a. and adv. Now rare.|ˈtruːəntlɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ly1, -ly2.]
A. adj. Having the qualities of a truant; characteristic of or befitting a truant.
1579Twyne Phisicke agst. Fort. i. cv. 131 b, You, like wilful and truently children, can neuer learne wisedome without whipping. 1651Jer. Taylor Serm. for Year i. Ep. Ded. 5 The Spirit of a man is truantly, and trifling. 1690C. Nesse O. & N. Test. I. 125 For his truantly tricks [he] is turned down into the lowest form.
B. adv. After the manner of a truant.
1822Scott Nigel xxviii, Idle and truantly disposed. |