单词 | deliverly |
释义 | deliverlyadv.adj. A. adv. 1. In a quick or nimble manner; lightly, nimbly, quickly. Now archaic. rare after the 17th cent. (only in historical contexts). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adverb] > agilely or nimbly lighteOE lightly?a1200 wightlyc1330 deliverlya1375 swipperly?a1400 wakerly?a1400 wighta1400 yaplya1400 featlyc1400 nimblyc1450 lightsomely1561 nimble1568 wimbly1594 yarelya1616 yare1622 featilya1640 agilely1663 cleverly1686 spry1855 lissomely1902 spryly1905 cattishly1913 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2234 Deliuerli þei hieȝed hem þider for drede out of doute. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2009 De-liuerly he dressed vp er þe day sprenged. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. l. 142 The hors he sadylt hastely, And lap on hym delyuerly. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Rij The nemblier and more deliverly to goe about theyr charge. 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects x. 50 The claw-tailed Humble Bee..flyes as deliverly when great with young as when she is barren. 1698 Delectable Little Hist. (new ed.) 14 Quickly she rose, and the mantle gat; The mantle she took deliverlie, And wished her self right shortlie, Into her chamber. a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1977) i. iii. 54 Where were they going, demanded Harry: was it to Kenilworth? ‘Kenilworth? No! Deliverly, now, and eat your brose!’ Johanna said. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with physical skill listlyc1000 featouslya1375 featlyc1400 deftlya1500 expedient1509 deliverly1530 handsomely1530 courteouslya1533 neatlya1547 dexteriously1605 cleverly1614 featilya1640 dexterously1646 deft1805 neat1822 handily1832 as neat (also nice, right, etc.) as ninepence1857 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f. ccxxxviv/2 I fynger I handell an instrument of musyke delyuerly. a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) iii. v. 29 Carry it sweetly, and deliverly . View more context for this quotation 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 203 We get a mechanical advantage in detaching it well and deliverly. ΚΠ 1811 W. Leslie Gen. View Agric. Nairn & Moray Gloss. 453 Deliverly, incessantly, continually. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) A child is said to greet deliverly, when it cries almost without intermission. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) There's a quintry ca'd the Cabrach, where it dings on delyverly for sax ouks. un-ever uppiling. pseudo-archaic. Physically or mentally nimble; skilful, accomplished. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble lightOE quiverOE yepec1275 taitc1300 yap13.. delivera1375 swippera1387 wight1390 nimblea1400 yarea1400 yerna1400 smitherc1475 leger1483 agilea1500 liver1530 lightsome1567 wimble1579 nimble jointed1591 nimble shifting1591 agilious1599 nimbling1599 nimble spirited1611 expedite1612 fitchanta1616 airy1642 fantastic1645 volant1650 clever1691 light-limbed1695 spry1746 swack1768 swank1786 yauld1787 deliverly1820 slippy1847 nippy1849 springe1859 pantherish1869 pantherine1890 flippant1895 loose1907 Tarzanesque1933 Tarzan-like1943 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. iii*. 128 A deliverly fellow was Hughie—could read and write like a priest, and could wield brand and buckler with the best of the riders. 1878 Architect 28 Sept. 162/2 The deliverly grace that declares all accomplished faculties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.a1375 |
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