dearlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈdɪəli/, U.S.

/ˈdɪ(ə)rli/

Forms: see dear adj.¹

Etymology: Old English déorlíce , = Old Saxon diurlíco , Old High German tiurlíhho , < Old English déorlíc glorious, precious, Old Saxon diurlîc , Old High German tiurlîh , < dear adj.¹: see -ly suffix².

†1. In a precious, worthy, or excellent manner; worthily, choicely, finely, richly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adverb]

dearlyOE

aughtlyOE

valuablya1676

OE Cynewulf Elene 1158 Þeodcwen ongan þurh gastes gife georne secan nearwe geneahhe, to hwan hio þa næglas [i.e. of the cross] selost ond deorlicost gedon meahte.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xix. 2 I..diȝte me derely & dede me to cherche.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 994 As derely deuysez þis ilk toun, In apocalyppez þe apostel Iohan.

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxxxvi. 116 The lady..made him [sc. Moyses] to be nourysshed in her wardrobbe more derely.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3463 And double fest þat day derely was holdyn, With all þe reuell & riolte þat Renkes couthe deuise.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. iii. 91 Man, how derely euer parted..Cannot, make bost to haue that which he hath..but by reflection.

a. As one who is held dear; with feelings of tender affection; affectionately, fondly. (Now used only with the verb love or its equivalents.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [adverb]

lovelyeOE

lovesomelyOE

dearlyc1275

cherelya1375

loveredlyc1390

lovelilya1400

lovinglyc1425

flirtatiously1863

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9430 Þæ æremite gon to weopen. deorliche [c1300 Otho dorneliche] he hine custe.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4374 Ne to hire do no duresse, as þou me derli louest.

1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) v. sig. Av^v/2 Loth she is to forgoo her chylde, the whiche she derely louyth.

1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell Catech. (1853) 132 The dearlier that any man is beloved of God.

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) ii. sig. E2^v So deerely pittifull, that e're the poore could aske his charity with dry eyes, hee gaue 'em reliefe wi' teares.

1650 W. Brough Sacred Princ. 41 All, whom thou hast made more nearly, and dearly mine.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 6 Poor Dr. James..loved profligate conversation dearly.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits vi. 111 Born in a harsh and wet climate..he dearly loves his house.

b. with ppl. adj.; often hyphenated as in 4.

ΚΠ

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. xii. 19 Derly beloued, avenge not youre selves.

1673 J. Milton On Death Fair Infant iv, in Poems (new ed.) 18 His dearly-loved mate.

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxxiv. 273 Dearly-attached companion.

1878 Queen Victoria Let. in London Gaz. 27 Dec. To call away from this world her dearly-beloved daughter, the Princess Alice.

†3. With reference to other feelings than love or affection:

a. From the heart, heartily, earnestly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > sincere emotion > [adverb]

in all one's hearteOE

of heartOE

with (also mid) all one's heartOE

with one's heartOE

heartlyc1225

innerlyc1330

dearlya1350

heartilya1375

with a whole hearta1375

faithfullyc1405

affectiouslya1420

affectuously?a1425

affectuallyc1425

mainlyc1450

from (also fro) one's heart1477

cordiallyc1515

precordially1534

earnestfulc1540

hearty1570

affectedly1582

roundly1603

devoutly1604

a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 70 Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous.

a1400–50 Alexander 2352 A doctour, ane Domystyne þai derely beseke To consaile þaim.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1031 He..derely hym þonkkeȝ.

1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 20 Prayed hir moche derly that she shold not open it.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 19 Most deerely welcome to the Greekes sweete Lady.

†b. Carefully. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb]

welleOE

carefullya1000

wiselyc1000

redelya1250

cherelya1375

tentivelya1375

viselyc1380

curiouslya1382

namelya1382

smartlya1400

tentily?a1400

dearlyc1400

diligentlyc1400

preciously?a1425

listly?a1513

charely1545

heedely1548

accurately1549

respectively1556

heedfully1561

howfully1565

charily1577

heedily1577

charya1593

solicitously1618

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) x. 112 The Sarrazines kepen that place fulle derely.

†c. Deeply, keenly. Obsolete. Cf. dear adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adverb]

deepa1000

inwardlya1000

inlyOE

mortallyc1390

deeplya1400

keena1400

keenlya1400

from the bottom of one's hearta1413

from (also fro) one's heart1477

profoundly1489

from the spleen?a1505

sensibly1577

with sense1578

smartlyc1580

soakingly1593

dearly1604

intimately1637

viscerally1637

exquisitely1678

sensitively1793

exaltedly1855

intensely1860

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iii. 40 We deerely grieue For that which thou hast done.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 133 How deerely would it touch thee to the quicke, Shouldst thou but heare I were licencious.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. iii. 31 My father hated his father deerly .

4. At a high price; at great cost; = dear adv. 1. Now usually figurative. When modifying an adjective used attributively it is usually hyphenated, as ‘a dearly-bought advantage’.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adverb] > dearly or expensively

deara1000

largely?a1425

dearly1490

chargeably1534

sweetly1579

expensively?1607

soundlya1616

expensefully1631

expensive1796

up-market1975

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xx. 454 For suche dyde folowe..that payd derely for it.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xciv. 305 He shal derely abye it.

1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Dviii^v Suche maner stones as are most dearlye solde.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 264 Such hurtes and dammages..should be deerely reuenged.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1660 O dearly-bought revenge, yet glorious!

1797 G. Colman My Night-gown 30 Some [lodgings] are good, and let dearly.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 611 The Mendip miners stood bravely to their arms, and sold their lives dearly.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxiv. 237 All the dearly-earned documents of the expedition.

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In weakened use with verbs of estimation and desire: greatly, very much.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb]

stronglyeOE

felec950

strongeOE

highlyOE

highOE

greatlya1200

stourlya1225

greata1325

dreec1330

deeplya1400

mightya1400

dreichlyc1400

mighty?a1425

sorec1440

mainlyc1450

greatumly1456

madc1487

profoundly1489

stronglya1492

muchwhata1513

shrewlya1529

heapa1547

vengeance?1548

sorely1562

smartlyc1580

mightly1582

mightily1587

violently1601

intensively1604

almightily1612

violent1629

seriously1643

intensely1646

importunately1660

shrewdly1664

gey1686

sadly1738

plenty1775

vitally1787

substantively1795

badly1813

far1814

heavily1819

serious1825

measurably1834

dearly1843

bally1939

majorly1955

sizzlingly1956

majorly1978

fecking1983

1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol ii. 69 And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips.

1899 ‘M. Twain’ in Cent. Mag. Nov. 77/1 I dearly wanted to see the islands.

1952 B. Pym Excellent Women ii. 17 I valued my independence very dearly.

1976 A. Price War Game i. v. 90 He would dearly have liked a pint now himself, but that would have to wait.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dearly
释义	† dearlyadj. Etymology: Old English had déorlíc illustrious, splendid, brave: but the later examples are apparently nonce-formations < dear adj.¹ + -ly suffix¹. Obsolete. Dear. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] lief and deara900 dearOE sweetOE lovedOE dearlyOE liefOE dearworth?c1225 chere1297 lovered1340 beloveda1375 dearworthyc1374 chary?a1400 sugaredc1475 tender1485 chereful1486 affectionatea1513 dilect1521 chare1583 ingling1595 darling1596 affected1600 in the love of1631 jewel-darling1643 adorable1653 fonded1684 endeared1841 dotey1852 OE Beowulf 585 Swa deorlice dæd. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3700 Bot hend and hals es als i tru Mi dereli [Gött., Trin. Cambr. dere] suns child esau [Fairf. my derly sone hit ys esaw]. 18.. Ballad, ‘Jamie Douglas’ vi, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1890) IV. vii. cciv. 98/1 She was a dearly nurse to me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). dearlyadv. Brit. /ˈdɪəli/, U.S. /ˈdɪ(ə)rli/ Forms: see dear adj.¹ Etymology: Old English déorlíce , = Old Saxon diurlíco , Old High German tiurlíhho , < Old English déorlíc glorious, precious, Old Saxon diurlîc , Old High German tiurlîh , < dear adj.¹: see -ly suffix². †1. In a precious, worthy, or excellent manner; worthily, choicely, finely, richly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adverb] dearlyOE aughtlyOE valuablya1676 OE Cynewulf Elene 1158 Þeodcwen ongan þurh gastes gife georne secan nearwe geneahhe, to hwan hio þa næglas [i.e. of the cross] selost ond deorlicost gedon meahte. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xix. 2 I..diȝte me derely & dede me to cherche. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 994 As derely deuysez þis ilk toun, In apocalyppez þe apostel Iohan. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lxxxvi. 116 The lady..made him [sc. Moyses] to be nourysshed in her wardrobbe more derely. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3463 And double fest þat day derely was holdyn, With all þe reuell & riolte þat Renkes couthe deuise. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. iii. 91 Man, how derely euer parted..Cannot, make bost to haue that which he hath..but by reflection. View more context for this quotation 2. a. As one who is held dear; with feelings of tender affection; affectionately, fondly. (Now used only with the verb love or its equivalents.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adverb] lovelyeOE lovesomelyOE dearlyc1275 cherelya1375 loveredlyc1390 lovelilya1400 lovinglyc1425 flirtatiously1863 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9430 Þæ æremite gon to weopen. deorliche [c1300 Otho dorneliche] he hine custe. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4374 Ne to hire do no duresse, as þou me derli louest. 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) v. sig. Av^v/2 Loth she is to forgoo her chylde, the whiche she derely louyth. 1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell Catech. (1853) 132 The dearlier that any man is beloved of God. 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) ii. sig. E2^v So deerely pittifull, that e're the poore could aske his charity with dry eyes, hee gaue 'em reliefe wi' teares. 1650 W. Brough Sacred Princ. 41 All, whom thou hast made more nearly, and dearly mine. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 6 Poor Dr. James..loved profligate conversation dearly. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits vi. 111 Born in a harsh and wet climate..he dearly loves his house. b. with ppl. adj.; often hyphenated as in 4. ΚΠ 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. xii. 19 Derly beloued, avenge not youre selves. 1673 J. Milton On Death Fair Infant iv, in Poems (new ed.) 18 His dearly-loved mate. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxxiv. 273 Dearly-attached companion. 1878 Queen Victoria Let. in London Gaz. 27 Dec. To call away from this world her dearly-beloved daughter, the Princess Alice. †3. With reference to other feelings than love or affection: a. From the heart, heartily, earnestly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > sincere emotion > [adverb] in all one's hearteOE of heartOE with (also mid) all one's heartOE with one's heartOE heartlyc1225 innerlyc1330 dearlya1350 heartilya1375 with a whole hearta1375 faithfullyc1405 affectiouslya1420 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 mainlyc1450 from (also fro) one's heart1477 cordiallyc1515 precordially1534 earnestfulc1540 hearty1570 affectedly1582 roundly1603 devoutly1604 a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 70 Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous. a1400–50 Alexander 2352 A doctour, ane Domystyne þai derely beseke To consaile þaim. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1031 He..derely hym þonkkeȝ. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 20 Prayed hir moche derly that she shold not open it. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 19 Most deerely welcome to the Greekes sweete Lady. View more context for this quotation †b. Carefully. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] welleOE carefullya1000 wiselyc1000 redelya1250 cherelya1375 tentivelya1375 viselyc1380 curiouslya1382 namelya1382 smartlya1400 tentily?a1400 dearlyc1400 diligentlyc1400 preciously?a1425 listly?a1513 charely1545 heedely1548 accurately1549 respectively1556 heedfully1561 howfully1565 charily1577 heedily1577 charya1593 solicitously1618 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) x. 112 The Sarrazines kepen that place fulle derely. †c. Deeply, keenly. Obsolete. Cf. dear adj.² ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adverb] deepa1000 inwardlya1000 inlyOE mortallyc1390 deeplya1400 keena1400 keenlya1400 from the bottom of one's hearta1413 from (also fro) one's heart1477 profoundly1489 from the spleen?a1505 sensibly1577 with sense1578 smartlyc1580 soakingly1593 dearly1604 intimately1637 viscerally1637 exquisitely1678 sensitively1793 exaltedly1855 intensely1860 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iii. 40 We deerely grieue For that which thou hast done. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 133 How deerely would it touch thee to the quicke, Shouldst thou but heare I were licencious. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. iii. 31 My father hated his father deerly . View more context for this quotation 4. At a high price; at great cost; = dear adv. 1. Now usually figurative. When modifying an adjective used attributively it is usually hyphenated, as ‘a dearly-bought advantage’. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adverb] > dearly or expensively deara1000 largely?a1425 dearly1490 chargeably1534 sweetly1579 expensively?1607 soundlya1616 expensefully1631 expensive1796 up-market1975 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xx. 454 For suche dyde folowe..that payd derely for it. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xciv. 305 He shal derely abye it. 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Dviii^v Suche maner stones as are most dearlye solde. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 264 Such hurtes and dammages..should be deerely reuenged. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1660 O dearly-bought revenge, yet glorious! View more context for this quotation 1797 G. Colman My Night-gown 30 Some [lodgings] are good, and let dearly. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 611 The Mendip miners stood bravely to their arms, and sold their lives dearly. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxiv. 237 All the dearly-earned documents of the expedition. Draft additions 1993 In weakened use with verbs of estimation and desire: greatly, very much. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] stronglyeOE felec950 strongeOE highlyOE highOE greatlya1200 stourlya1225 greata1325 dreec1330 deeplya1400 mightya1400 dreichlyc1400 mighty?a1425 sorec1440 mainlyc1450 greatumly1456 madc1487 profoundly1489 stronglya1492 muchwhata1513 shrewlya1529 heapa1547 vengeance?1548 sorely1562 smartlyc1580 mightly1582 mightily1587 violently1601 intensively1604 almightily1612 violent1629 seriously1643 intensely1646 importunately1660 shrewdly1664 gey1686 sadly1738 plenty1775 vitally1787 substantively1795 badly1813 far1814 heavily1819 serious1825 measurably1834 dearly1843 bally1939 majorly1955 sizzlingly1956 majorly1978 fecking1983 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol ii. 69 And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips. 1899 ‘M. Twain’ in Cent. Mag. Nov. 77/1 I dearly wanted to see the islands. 1952 B. Pym Excellent Women ii. 17 I valued my independence very dearly. 1976 A. Price War Game i. v. 90 He would dearly have liked a pint now himself, but that would have to wait. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OEadv.OE
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† dearlyadj.

dearlyadv.

Draft additions 1993