† cottagelyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Characteristic of or befitting a cottage; resembling (that of) a cottage; humble, basic.After 17th cent. only in dictionaries.
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the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective]
heanc825
daftc1000
edmedec1000
edmodc1000
edmodeda1175
sheepishc1175
deftc1220
edmodi?c1225
lowc1225
humblec1250
beienlichc1275
buxoma1300
meekc1325
benign1377
lowlya1382
contemptiblec1384
pridelessc1395
humil1488
low-down1548
unproud1570
demiss1572
unpuffed1577
afflicted1590
unselfdelicious1605
cottagely1653
unselfvaluing1668
simplified1721
demissivea1763
stateless1844
maiden-meek1847
vanityless1854
patronizable1884
1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 40 A sorry subsistence, a dry morsel, a thred-bare coat, a cottagely condition.
1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 172 Their tenuity and cottagely obscurity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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