单词 | agedly |
释义 | agedlyadv. rare before mid 19th cent. In the manner of an old person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adverb] oldlyc1175 on old toesa1400 agedly1538 upa1822 decrepitly1848 1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Vetusté Agedly. 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xxxix. sig. N.iii For that wyll cause a man to looke agedly. 1864 Atlantic Monthly July 82/1 A small..boy of eight..issued from the Springs Ranch to dilate agedly on the tonic properties of the water. 1920 E. P. Butler How it feels to be Fifty 31 How you can expect me to..be agedly philosophical when I am still only a young tart of fifty. 2009 B. Hansen John the Baptizer vi. 338 The satrap..kept smiling agedly at the awkward silence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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