diffusedlyadv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfjuːzᵻdli/, U.S.

/dᵻˈfjuzədli/

Forms: see diffused adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < diffused adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier diffusely adv.

†I. Senses relating to confusion or obscurity.

1. In a disordered manner; so as to be obscure; confusedly. Cf. diffused adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb]

deeplyc888

highOE

darkOE

dimly?c1225

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

subtlya1500

obscurelya1527

confuselya1530

diffuselyc1530

confusedly?1531

diffusedly1567

difficultly1568

indistinctly1580

enigmatically1590

perplexedly1603

subtilely1605

abstrusely1611

cloudily1651

oracularly1654

perplexly1670

reclusely1673

irrecognizably1841

Pickwickianly1866

delphically1927

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] > obscurely

obscurelya1527

diffuselyc1530

infinitely1530

diffusedly1567

cloudily1651

shadowishlya1680

vaguely1781

nebulouslya1796

undefinably1796

undefinedly1827

hazily1830

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 16 In this stone is..seene..the verie forme of a Tode, with bespotted and coloured feete, but those vglye and defusedly.

1577 W. S. in J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. B.iv Thy wisedome great and secrete sense diffusedly disguysde.

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 395 Whose memorie doth remain vnto this day amongst the..people, although diffusedly.

a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour iii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Uuu3/1 Goe not so diffusedly, There are great Ladies purpose Sir to visit you.

1800 Conscious View Circumstances & Proc. respecting Vaccine Inoculation 16 A notion more diffusedly conjectural..cannot, I think, be found in the whole records of physic.

II. Senses relating to dispersion.

2. In many words; expansively; in a discursive or long-winded manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > verbosely

diffuselya1425

verboselya1425

wordily1522

diffusedly1568

discoursively1610

wordishly1657

diffusively1787

verbose1791

1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse i. f. 8 In this litle volume we will onely entreat of the most vsuall, and of some diffusedly, and the ouerplus shal remaine to the imagination of gentle mindes.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises sig. A4 Monte Regio wrote diffusedlie and at large.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 218 Of this more diffusedly in my third booke.

1672 T. Philipot Brief Hist. Disc. Heraldry 143 He that would be more amply instructed..let him survey..Hyginus, where he shall discover this subject to be more diffusedly treated on.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 193 Those who have diffusedly wrote on Amphitheatres.

1778 G. Steevens Note on Troilus & Cressida i. iii, in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakespeare (rev. ed.) IX. 29 Statius has the same thought, though more diffusedly express'd.

1817 J. Lawrence in Monthly Mag. 47 38 Many..will descant most ably, diffusedly, and elegantly, upon the superstructure.

1891 Presbyterian & Reformed Rev. 2 560 The body of the book is a somewhat diffusedly written, but useful treatise on the laws of health.

1966 Studies: Irish Q. Rev. 55 286 Different facets of this theme he examines in various literary forms—subjectively in verse,..intensively in drama, formally in essays, and often diffusedly.

2015 S. Wingate in L. Giukin et al. Small Cinemas in Global Markets xiii. 244 Bill Nichols ably (though diffusedly) discusses the poetic or lyric documentary in Introduction to Documentary.

a. With wide dispersion; so as to be widespread or scattered. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adverb] > in a spreading manner

diffusely1552

diffusedly1591

spreadingly1600

diffusively?1623

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Difusamente Diffusedly.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. l. 270/1 Those Companies of sundry fierce Nations, spread so farre and diffusedly vpon the face of the Prouince, could not be vanquished.

1650 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) iii. x. 22 Those rays of goodnes which are diffusedly scatterd in others, are all concentred in you.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo x, in Wks. (1721) III. 303 Till from thy powerful Word to rude dull Mass, Life energetick should diffus'dly pass.

1785 Edinb. Mag. Mar. 224/1 The inhabitants of the earth were diffusedly scattered over every tract.

1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. iv. 7 Each widely scattered, and diffusedly, flies.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 5/1 The heavy metals..are present, though far more diffusedly.

1907 Amateur Photographer 5 Feb. 114/1 His lighting..is concentrated on the sitter, and falls only diffusedly on the background.

1966 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 118 Legs whitish, diffusedly irrorate with dark grey.

†b. With reference to the meaning of a word: in a wider or extended sense; loosely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adverb] > not specifically

generally1340

diffusedlya1641

generically1872

off-the-rack1920

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) ii. 100 Taking Iudah either restrainedly, for the Tribe..or diffusedly, for the Nation.

1660 R. W. Originall of Dominion Princes vii. 88 It is also sometimes borrowed from its Propriety, to signifie Armes Offensive... And more diffusedly yet; it comes to ὰυθέντης to notifie such a one, who by his owne Authority (without controll) doth what soever he pleaseth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diffusedly
释义	diffusedlyadv. Brit. /dᵻˈfjuːzᵻdli/, U.S. /dᵻˈfjuzədli/ Forms: see diffused adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: diffused adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < diffused adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier diffusely adv. †I. Senses relating to confusion or obscurity. 1. In a disordered manner; so as to be obscure; confusedly. Cf. diffused adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb] deeplyc888 highOE darkOE dimly?c1225 darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 subtlya1500 obscurelya1527 confuselya1530 diffuselyc1530 confusedly?1531 diffusedly1567 difficultly1568 indistinctly1580 enigmatically1590 perplexedly1603 subtilely1605 abstrusely1611 cloudily1651 oracularly1654 perplexly1670 reclusely1673 irrecognizably1841 Pickwickianly1866 delphically1927 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] > obscurely obscurelya1527 diffuselyc1530 infinitely1530 diffusedly1567 cloudily1651 shadowishlya1680 vaguely1781 nebulouslya1796 undefinably1796 undefinedly1827 hazily1830 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 16 In this stone is..seene..the verie forme of a Tode, with bespotted and coloured feete, but those vglye and defusedly. 1577 W. S. in J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. B.iv Thy wisedome great and secrete sense diffusedly disguysde. 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 395 Whose memorie doth remain vnto this day amongst the..people, although diffusedly. a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour iii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Uuu3/1 Goe not so diffusedly, There are great Ladies purpose Sir to visit you. 1800 Conscious View Circumstances & Proc. respecting Vaccine Inoculation 16 A notion more diffusedly conjectural..cannot, I think, be found in the whole records of physic. II. Senses relating to dispersion. 2. In many words; expansively; in a discursive or long-winded manner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > verbosely diffuselya1425 verboselya1425 wordily1522 diffusedly1568 discoursively1610 wordishly1657 diffusively1787 verbose1791 1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse i. f. 8 In this litle volume we will onely entreat of the most vsuall, and of some diffusedly, and the ouerplus shal remaine to the imagination of gentle mindes. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises sig. A4 Monte Regio wrote diffusedlie and at large. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 218 Of this more diffusedly in my third booke. 1672 T. Philipot Brief Hist. Disc. Heraldry 143 He that would be more amply instructed..let him survey..Hyginus, where he shall discover this subject to be more diffusedly treated on. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 193 Those who have diffusedly wrote on Amphitheatres. 1778 G. Steevens Note on Troilus & Cressida i. iii, in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakespeare (rev. ed.) IX. 29 Statius has the same thought, though more diffusedly express'd. 1817 J. Lawrence in Monthly Mag. 47 38 Many..will descant most ably, diffusedly, and elegantly, upon the superstructure. 1891 Presbyterian & Reformed Rev. 2 560 The body of the book is a somewhat diffusedly written, but useful treatise on the laws of health. 1966 Studies: Irish Q. Rev. 55 286 Different facets of this theme he examines in various literary forms—subjectively in verse,..intensively in drama, formally in essays, and often diffusedly. 2015 S. Wingate in L. Giukin et al. Small Cinemas in Global Markets xiii. 244 Bill Nichols ably (though diffusedly) discusses the poetic or lyric documentary in Introduction to Documentary. 3. a. With wide dispersion; so as to be widespread or scattered. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adverb] > in a spreading manner diffusely1552 diffusedly1591 spreadingly1600 diffusively?1623 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Difusamente Diffusedly. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. l. 270/1 Those Companies of sundry fierce Nations, spread so farre and diffusedly vpon the face of the Prouince, could not be vanquished. 1650 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) iii. x. 22 Those rays of goodnes which are diffusedly scatterd in others, are all concentred in you. a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo x, in Wks. (1721) III. 303 Till from thy powerful Word to rude dull Mass, Life energetick should diffus'dly pass. 1785 Edinb. Mag. Mar. 224/1 The inhabitants of the earth were diffusedly scattered over every tract. 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. iv. 7 Each widely scattered, and diffusedly, flies. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 5/1 The heavy metals..are present, though far more diffusedly. 1907 Amateur Photographer 5 Feb. 114/1 His lighting..is concentrated on the sitter, and falls only diffusedly on the background. 1966 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 118 Legs whitish, diffusedly irrorate with dark grey. †b. With reference to the meaning of a word: in a wider or extended sense; loosely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adverb] > not specifically generally1340 diffusedlya1641 generically1872 off-the-rack1920 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) ii. 100 Taking Iudah either restrainedly, for the Tribe..or diffusedly, for the Nation. 1660 R. W. Originall of Dominion Princes vii. 88 It is also sometimes borrowed from its Propriety, to signifie Armes Offensive... And more diffusedly yet; it comes to ὰυθέντης to notifie such a one, who by his owne Authority (without controll) doth what soever he pleaseth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1567
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