单词 | daintily |
释义 | daintilyadv.ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] fairlyOE goodlyc1275 finec1330 properlyc1390 daintily?a1400 thrivinglya1400 goodlily?1457 excellent1483 excellently1527 excellently1529 curiously1548 jollilyc1563 admirably1570 beautifully1570 singularly1576 bravelyc1600 famouslya1616 manlya1616 primely1622 prime1648 eximiously1650 topping1683 egregiously1693 purely1695 trimmingly1719 toppinglya1739 surprisingly1749 capitally1750 brawly1796 jellily18.. stammingly1814 divinely1822 stunningly1823 rippingly1828 jam up1835 out of sight1835 first-rately1843 first rate1844 like a charm1845 stunning1851 marvellously1859 magnificently1868 first class1871 splendidly1883 sterlingly1883 tip-top1888 like one o'clock1901 deevily1905 goodo1907 dandy1908 bonzer1914 great1916 juicily1916 corkingly1917 champion1925 unbeatably1928 snodger1946 beaut1953 smashingly1956 groovily1970 awesome1984 ?a1400 Morte Arth. 723 Dukkes and duzseperes daynttehely rydes. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. ix. xxvii. 8 Rycht wele arayt and dayntely. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 2 A Naked..daylight, that doth not shew the Masques..of the world halfe so Stately, and daintily, as Candlelights. 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 7 There is no Region on Earth so daintily watered, with such great navigable Rivers. 2. In a dainty manner; with delicate attention to the palate, personal comfort, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adverb] dainteouslyc1380 daintifully1393 daintively1393 daintilya1400 delicatelyc1400 daintethlyc1440 savourously1480 daintly1563 tastefully1611 savourily1617 palatably1677 toothsomely1871 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adverb] > delicate or dainty dainteouslyc1380 daintifully1393 daintively1393 daintilya1400 delicatelyc1400 daintethlyc1440 daintly1563 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 3655 Venisoun..Deyntily diȝte to his pay. c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xxxvi. 145 The fleshe is i-fed deyntili. 1549 T. Solme in H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie To Rdr. sig. Avii The rich..gloton..fared well and deyntely euery day. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 60 Baked in this Pie. Whereof their Mother daintilie hath fed. View more context for this quotation 1647 A. Cowley Love's Ingratitude in Mistress ii And daintily I nourish'd Thee With Idle Thoughts and Poetry. 1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem 100 To sleep well, and fare daintily. 3. Delicately, nicely, etc.; elegantly, gracefully, neatly, deftly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adverb] over-delicately1357 preciouslyc1430 daintethlyc1440 pickedlya1528 finely1542 nicely1547 fastidiously?1555 daintily1561 curiously1573 sizely?1578 fine1579 overnicely1582 squeamishly1606 finically1659 just so1683 superfinely1693 hypercritically1715 meticulously1900 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] > delicately or daintily gingerly?1520 minionly1545 daintily1561 daintly1563 minikinly1580 delicately1587 incony?1602 dainty1610 airily1823 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. viii. §1 He was not tenderly & deintily handled. 1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. A4 You tread so daintily on your typtoes. 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Psalms xxiii So daintily hath he struck upon the whole string. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) vii. 443 The envoy performed his ungracious task as daintily as he could. 1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 117 The daintily tripping roe. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] seldom-whenc888 seldomc897 seld-whenc897 seldoma1000 seldc1000 seldom-timec1386 seld-timec1386 seld-whilea1387 seld-where1390 thinc1405 rare?1440 sendle?a1500 daintilya1513 thinlyc1545 rarely1546 once in a moon1547 out-takingly1549 seldomly1549 for once and away1583 sparingly1590 scarce1596 unfrequently1646 unoften1654 infrequently1673 once in a while1765 sporadically1765 sparselya1871 seldom-while1876 (for) once in a way1891 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > scantily or meagrely feeblyc1290 scarcely1340 scantc1440 scantly1509 daintilya1513 barelya1535 thinly1537 leanly1580 meagrelya1586 starvedly1606 exile1654 scantily1774 skimpingly1853 skimpily1859 stintedly1863 barrenly1877 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxi. f. cxli To be kept there as a prysoner, where he was so dayntely fed that he dyed for hunger. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K2 The Auncients haue one or two examples of Tragy-comedies..But..we shall find, that they neuer, or very daintily, match Horne-pypes and Funeralls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adv.?a1400 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。