单词 | dingily |
释义 | † dingilyadv.1 Obsolete. Perhaps: vehemently or with force.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] hardlyeOE strongeOE hardOE fastOE starklyOE stalworthlyc1175 starkc1225 mainlyc1300 fellc1330 snellc1330 stout1338 wightlya1340 sadlya1375 sharplyc1380 tough1398 stoutly1399 throa1400 wighta1400 lustilyc1400 sorec1400 vigourslyc1400 stiff1422 vigoriouslya1450 vigorouslya1450 actuallya1470 stourlyc1480 forcely?a1500 lustly1529 fricklyc1540 dingilya1555 livelily?1565 crankly1566 forcibly1578 crank1579 wightily?a1600 proudly1600 energetically1609 stiffly1623 ding-dong1628 greenly1633 hard and fast1646 slashingly1659 thwackingly1660 warmlya1684 robustly1709 sonsily1729 forcefullya1774 vim1843 zippily1924 vibrantly1926 punchily1934 zingily1951 a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 370 These..do confute so dingily [L. tamque apte] the sentence and saying of Florebell. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021). dingilyadv.2 In a dingy manner; with a dirty or dull black appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adverb] > dull obscurelyc1586 dully1626 dingily1752 soberly1820 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adverb] > in dingy or discoloured manner dingily1752 1752 T. Cibber Lick at Liar 6 This Slanderer, whose Soul is darker than his dusky Countenance, which often dingily degrades a genteel Comedy, by his disgraceful Appearance. 1826 Lit. Souvenir 102 This wainscotting..looks but dingily. 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 757 Trowsers, dimly and dingily seen through the separation of his swallow-tailed coat. 1918 F. Hurst Gaslight Sonatas iv. 141 There followed a week of lesser department stores,..of offices tucked dingily behind lithograph and small-ware shops. 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Oct. (Features section) 22 Gravesend..will never be fashionable. I think partly it's because of the name. Gravesend. It sounds so dark and grim and grey, so dingily and grubbily bleak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1a1555adv.21752 |
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