| 释义 |
shrewly, adv.|ˈʃruːlɪ|
[f. shrew a. + -ly2.]
= shrewdly (for which, in some instances, it may be a misprint).
a1529Skelton Sp. Parrot 439 Ryn God, rynne Devyll! yet the date of ower Lord And the date of the Devyll dothe shrewlye accord. a1652Brome Queenes Exch. ii. i, Your Lady wants The furious sharpnesse of the nose, which here My Queen has very shrewly. 1677W. Hughes Man of Sin iii. iii. 83 One is shrewly out, but neither was Pope: therefore both fallible. 1706–7North Let. Mrs. Foley 13 Jan. in Lives (1890) III. App. 256, I am both inclined and shrewly solicited, which is a civil word for commanded, by one of no small authority here [viz. his wife]. 1858Times 30 Mar. 6/1 The north wind which whistles shrewly at night. |