descriptivelyadv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskrɪptᵻvli/, U.S.

/dəˈskrɪptᵻvli/,

/diˈskrɪptᵻvli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descriptive adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < descriptive adj. + -ly suffix².

With regard to description; by way of description; esp. in a way that describes something or someone well or vividly; expressively.In quot. 1735 with reference to pictorial description; cf. describe v. 2a, description n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [adverb]

graphically1576

descriptively1735

1735 Bibliotheca Biblica V. iv. 61 In the case of a Son's being like his Father, he may rightly be called the Image or Picture of his Father. Substantially so, as a Son; Descriptively so, as taken by the Limner.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 183 The Allegany..has been descriptively called the back bone of the United States.

1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 314/1 Kidderminster..carpets, or, as the Americans more descriptively term them, in-grain carpets.

1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. i. 1 The term ‘stood’ descriptively represents their obstinacy.

1922 Textile Colorist 44 396/2 A distinctly new type of smart tans are descriptively named Muffin, Toast and Tiffin.

1961 D. L. Mackinnon & R. S. J. Hawes Introd. Study Protozoa i. 12 The term karyosome..is here used descriptively as the name of any conspicuous, deeply staining body lying in the nuclear sap.

2010 D. Blockley Bridges vi. 211 For very short struts the first limit is called, rather descriptively, a squashing stress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descriptively
释义	descriptivelyadv. Brit. /dᵻˈskrɪptᵻvli/, U.S. /dəˈskrɪptᵻvli/, /diˈskrɪptᵻvli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descriptive adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < descriptive adj. + -ly suffix². With regard to description; by way of description; esp. in a way that describes something or someone well or vividly; expressively.In quot. 1735 with reference to pictorial description; cf. describe v. 2a, description n. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [adverb] graphically1576 descriptively1735 1735 Bibliotheca Biblica V. iv. 61 In the case of a Son's being like his Father, he may rightly be called the Image or Picture of his Father. Substantially so, as a Son; Descriptively so, as taken by the Limner. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 183 The Allegany..has been descriptively called the back bone of the United States. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 314/1 Kidderminster..carpets, or, as the Americans more descriptively term them, in-grain carpets. 1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. i. 1 The term ‘stood’ descriptively represents their obstinacy. 1922 Textile Colorist 44 396/2 A distinctly new type of smart tans are descriptively named Muffin, Toast and Tiffin. 1961 D. L. Mackinnon & R. S. J. Hawes Introd. Study Protozoa i. 12 The term karyosome..is here used descriptively as the name of any conspicuous, deeply staining body lying in the nuclear sap. 2010 D. Blockley Bridges vi. 211 For very short struts the first limit is called, rather descriptively, a squashing stress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1735
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