单词 | commodiously |
释义 | commodiouslyadv. In a commodious manner; spec. †(a) advantageously, profitably (obsolete); (b) conveniently; comfortably; (now esp.) in a way that provides plenty of space. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb] wellc1300 fructuouslya1382 profitablya1382 wella1400 commodiously1420 at the best advice1433 fruitfullyc1450 fruituouslyc1450 behovably1512 profitable?c1525 availably1530 beneficially1531 advantageously1562 availfully1603 the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adverb] gainlyc1175 covenablyc1384 goodlyc1405 commodiously1420 handsomely1538 gainfully1549 conveniently1633 cleverly1697 commodely1749 commody1766 handily1793 accommodatingly1796 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adverb] softOE at likinga1398 commodiously1420 beinly?a1500 at home1531 in sufficiencec1550 softly1567 snugly1590 easefully1611 comfortably1634 cosily1721 lown1724 snug1766 lownly1788 tosh1808 comfily1917 1420 in T. Rymer Fœdera (1709) IX. 917 (MED) Also sone as it may commodiously be doon. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. l. 28 (MED) Eke se thi londe Be bering, and commodiously stonde [L. situ commoda]. a1535 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. (1557) 1292/1 He sought oportuniti that he might commodiously betraye hym. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xxviii. 45 An inscription such as a man may commodiously write or engraue vpon a tombe. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 1083 To pass commodiously this life, sustain'd By him with many comforts. View more context for this quotation a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 79 Ireland lieth Commodiously for the Trade of the new American world. 1775 S. Johnson Taxation No Tyranny 29 The body may subsist, though less commodiously, without a limb. 1784 S. Johnson Let. 9 Sept. (1994) IV. 398 Mr. Burke..led me very commodiously into conversation. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 147 In this state it is more commodiously transportable. 1849 Bradford Observer 14 June 5/1 He is a mere Tom Thumb, whose brains might repose commodiously in Queen Mab's hazel-nut chariot. 1914 H. H. Taft Recoll. Full Years iii. 39 As she was equipped to carry the officers and men of an entire regiment, we found ourselves commodiously quartered. 1974 Times 4 Mar. 13/4 Every bar [of music] is commodiously fitted to the needs of the plot. 2011 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Feb. (Real Estate section) e7 Apartments must be commodiously planned with well-designed kitchens and baths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1420 |
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