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单词 deliverly
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deliverlyadv.adj.

Brit. /dᵻˈlɪvəli/, U.S. /dəˈlɪvərli/, /diˈlɪvərli/
Forms: see deliver adj. and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: deliver adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < deliver adj. + -ly suffix2.
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.
2. Deftly, cleverly, skilfully. Obsolete. rare.
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.
3. Scottish. Without stopping; continually. Obsolete.
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.
B. adj.
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).
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