单词 | advancingly |
释义 | advancinglyadv. In an advancing manner; with onward motion; progressively, increasingly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb] awayeOE forneOE forthc1000 forthwardc1175 furtherlyc1175 toforec1330 forea1400 forwarda1400 furtherwarda1400 avauntc1400 forwardsc1400 onwardc1425 toward1426 forouth1487 up to ——1516 forth on1529 onwards1540 aheada1615 forrita1796 advancingly1820 onwardly1831 forwardly1876 1820 J. Mudie Hist. & Crit. Acct. Grand Ser. National Medals xxiv. 112 The graceful and animated figure with a Sword in one hand and a Victor's Crown in the other, and mounted advancingly on the ramparts. 1853 J. M. Olmstead Noah & his Times xxviii. 368 The construction of advancingly commodious or comfortable habitations. 1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven (1877) 158 The comets of short period travel advancingly. 1919 M. I. Swift Can Mankind Survive 134 Just what man has done, his great specific achievement, is, advancingly to teach himself to spend more and more of his time wastefully. 1997 Sci. Fiction Stud. 24 414 To deny technology's pervasive role in our existence means..to deny reality—the reality of a world in which we are advancingly imbricated in a mechanical presence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1820 |
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