eagerlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈiːɡəli/, U.S.

/ˈiɡərli/

Forms: see eager adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < eager adj. + -ly suffix².Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French aigrement, egrement fiercely, impetuously, in an eager manner (all late 12th cent.), harshly, violently (beginning of the 13th cent. or earlier), sharply (beginning of the 14th cent. or earlier).

†1. Angrily, fiercely, bitterly, or malignantly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > [adverb]

woodlyc1000

wood1297

eagerlyc1300

rowc1325

bremelya1375

grindellyc1400

raselya1450

furiously1555

storminglya1600

bouncing mad1834

ragingly1840

stormily1860

ragefully1865

infuriately1879

lividly1890

c1300 Childhood Jesus (Laud) l. 1316 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1875) 1st Ser. 44 Þe liones..A stranglede hit puyr egreliche.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvi. l. 64 Egrelich he loked on me.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvii. l. 698 A lyown that loked ful Egerlye.

1566 T. Drant in tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. A He doeth bende a greate parte of his artillarye against the couetous: whose rauenous and vnsatiable doings, he doeth egerly deteste and abhorre.

1568 T. Howell Arbor of Amitie f. 43^v Quaint fortune frownes on me so egerlie.

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne ii. ii, in Wks. I. 541 Him shee loues most shee will seeme to hate eagerliest .

1665 D. Lloyd Fair Warnings 14 There is nothing that maketh one hate more eagerly, then disappointment in that which a man expected.

1700 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote II. i. iv. xviii. 564 Catching the Fellow by the Neck, with both his Hands, [Don Quixote] throttl'd him so eagerly, that if his Companions had not presently freed him, the Knight would have squeez'd out his Life.

2. In an eager manner; with impatient desire, promptitude, or alacrity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb]

yernlyc725

yerneOE

yernfullyOE

earnestlyOE

fastOE

needlya1350

keenlya1375

prestlya1375

eagerlyc1380

busilya1400

earnestfullya1400

enkerly?a1400

entirelya1400

affectuously?a1425

affectuallyc1425

effectually1434

heartfullya1450

heartilya1450

increlyc1480

zealously?1495

affectionately1534

earnest1563

heart and soul1620

obnixiously1632

obnixely1641

earn1656

warmly1665

enthusiastically1730

con amore1749

ravingly1825

wholeheartedly1845

enthusiastly1846

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > eagerly

cofeOE

coflyc1000

greedilyc1200

heterlya1225

eagerlyc1380

titea1400

yaplya1400

prestc1400

willesfullyc1400

frecklyc1440

agogc1450

angardlyc1540

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adverb]

greedilyc1000

lickerouslyc1315

eagerlyc1380

daintively1393

affectuallyc1425

affectionately1534

avidiously?1548

affectuously1552

anxiously1563

lickerishlya1661

agasp1800

avidly1856

with (one's) tongue hanging out1897

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 496 Egrelich he be-huld aboute & lokede on þe kniȝte.

1537 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour (new ed.) iii. xviii. f. 206^v He in the Senate egrely defended the publike weale, with vehement & longe orations.

1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. 2110/2 The king being egerly set, commanded him vpon his allegeance to runne.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. iii. 7 Brutus..hauing some aduantage on Octauius, Tooke it too eagerly .

a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) ii. 36 The Præses eagerly urged them to give their resolute answer.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 202 Eagerly hungry.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 114 The oath of fidelity was eagerly taken by every order of the state.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 546 An unprincipled minister eagerly accepted the services of these mercenaries.

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland viii. 183 Thanksgivings..in which the people eagerly took part.

1901 W. T. Washburn Deuce of Hearts xxv. 438 The bass jumped eagerly from the river into the frying pan at Grace's nod.

1955 G. Dorman Swooping Vengeance iv. 31 He said eagerly,..‘Gee, Wing! This is supersonic! Can I be in it too?’

2012 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 28 Feb. 4 It wasn't just techie nerds who were eagerly awaiting the iPhone 4's release.

†3. Violently, harshly, severely; sharply, pungently, keenly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adverb] > pungently

hotOE

eagerlyc1390

hotly1565

pungitively1617

pungently1658

zingily1951

zingingly1952

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adverb] > violently or severely

sorec1290

stronga1400

eagerly1553

virulently1632

acutely1651

raginglya1677

full1738

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb] > in a nipping or piercing manner (of cold)

eagerly1603

bitter1604

nipping1795

piercingly1834

nippingly1890

c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 46 Heo þe bounden so egerlych & so faste þat þe blod sprong out at þe fynger nayles.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xix. l. 376 (MED) Þanne welled water for wikked werkes, Egerlich ernynge out of mennes eyen.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 82 The more the synne is abhominable the egerlyer thei be tempted bi the deuelle.

1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xi. xxi I am more aygrely tempested than he was wyth the floodes of the see.

1553 J. Bale Vocacyon in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 341 Within ii dayes after was I sick agayn, so egerly, etc.

1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. 327/1 Oh (sayeth he) howe sore is my side, and howe egerly it vexeth me.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 650 Raine, which frose so eagerly..that it seemed the depth of Winter had..been come in.

1626 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 4) viii. vii. 851 They haue fleas, which bite so eagerly, that they leaue a great deformitie like a leprie after.

1881 T. Mead Lady of Rose 86 The wind blew eagerly from off the land, But all was taut and yare and trim aboard.

1893 Temple Bar Mag. 97 395 The sharp morning air nipped me eagerly.

†4. Impetuously, swiftly. In later use merging with sense 2, mostly in phrases like eagerly pursuing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > promptly or readily

rifea1275

readya1325

readilyc1330

eagerly?a1400

vertely?a1400

alacriously1609

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 888 Folk inouh redy was gadred to þe cite, Þei went egrely & did þo kynges fle.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 427 Douglas..full egirly [1489 Adv. egrely] Assalit.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 158 He..rode a-gein hym full egerly.

1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 42^v The horsemen of both wings braste in egerly.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 241 How eagerly ye follow my Disgraces.

1651 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa I. i. i. 71 Who were eagerly pursueing the Parthians.

Phrases

† to bear eagerly [originally after post-classical Latin acide ferre (Vulgate); compare also classical Latin aegrē ferre] : to take amiss, be grieved at. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. iv. 9 Egreli [L. acide], or heuyly, bere thou not in thi soule.

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxv. f. xxix/1 Whyche thynge..Cypryan bare aygrely.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads i. 3 Agamemnon rose, eagerly bearing all [Gk. ἀχνύμενος].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eagerly
释义	eagerlyadv. Brit. /ˈiːɡəli/, U.S. /ˈiɡərli/ Forms: see eager adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eager adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < eager adj. + -ly suffix².Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French aigrement, egrement fiercely, impetuously, in an eager manner (all late 12th cent.), harshly, violently (beginning of the 13th cent. or earlier), sharply (beginning of the 14th cent. or earlier). †1. Angrily, fiercely, bitterly, or malignantly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > [adverb] woodlyc1000 wood1297 eagerlyc1300 rowc1325 bremelya1375 grindellyc1400 raselya1450 furiously1555 storminglya1600 bouncing mad1834 ragingly1840 stormily1860 ragefully1865 infuriately1879 lividly1890 c1300 Childhood Jesus (Laud) l. 1316 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1875) 1st Ser. 44 Þe liones..A stranglede hit puyr egreliche. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvi. l. 64 Egrelich he loked on me. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvii. l. 698 A lyown that loked ful Egerlye. 1566 T. Drant in tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. A He doeth bende a greate parte of his artillarye against the couetous: whose rauenous and vnsatiable doings, he doeth egerly deteste and abhorre. 1568 T. Howell Arbor of Amitie f. 43^v Quaint fortune frownes on me so egerlie. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne ii. ii, in Wks. I. 541 Him shee loues most shee will seeme to hate eagerliest . View more context for this quotation 1665 D. Lloyd Fair Warnings 14 There is nothing that maketh one hate more eagerly, then disappointment in that which a man expected. 1700 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote II. i. iv. xviii. 564 Catching the Fellow by the Neck, with both his Hands, [Don Quixote] throttl'd him so eagerly, that if his Companions had not presently freed him, the Knight would have squeez'd out his Life. 2. In an eager manner; with impatient desire, promptitude, or alacrity. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] yernlyc725 yerneOE yernfullyOE earnestlyOE fastOE needlya1350 keenlya1375 prestlya1375 eagerlyc1380 busilya1400 earnestfullya1400 enkerly?a1400 entirelya1400 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 effectually1434 heartfullya1450 heartilya1450 increlyc1480 zealously?1495 affectionately1534 earnest1563 heart and soul1620 obnixiously1632 obnixely1641 earn1656 warmly1665 enthusiastically1730 con amore1749 ravingly1825 wholeheartedly1845 enthusiastly1846 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > eagerly cofeOE coflyc1000 greedilyc1200 heterlya1225 eagerlyc1380 titea1400 yaplya1400 prestc1400 willesfullyc1400 frecklyc1440 agogc1450 angardlyc1540 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adverb] greedilyc1000 lickerouslyc1315 eagerlyc1380 daintively1393 affectuallyc1425 affectionately1534 avidiously?1548 affectuously1552 anxiously1563 lickerishlya1661 agasp1800 avidly1856 with (one's) tongue hanging out1897 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 496 Egrelich he be-huld aboute & lokede on þe kniȝte. 1537 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour (new ed.) iii. xviii. f. 206^v He in the Senate egrely defended the publike weale, with vehement & longe orations. 1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. 2110/2 The king being egerly set, commanded him vpon his allegeance to runne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. iii. 7 Brutus..hauing some aduantage on Octauius, Tooke it too eagerly . View more context for this quotation a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) ii. 36 The Præses eagerly urged them to give their resolute answer. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 202 Eagerly hungry. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 114 The oath of fidelity was eagerly taken by every order of the state. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 546 An unprincipled minister eagerly accepted the services of these mercenaries. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland viii. 183 Thanksgivings..in which the people eagerly took part. 1901 W. T. Washburn Deuce of Hearts xxv. 438 The bass jumped eagerly from the river into the frying pan at Grace's nod. 1955 G. Dorman Swooping Vengeance iv. 31 He said eagerly,..‘Gee, Wing! This is supersonic! Can I be in it too?’ 2012 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 28 Feb. 4 It wasn't just techie nerds who were eagerly awaiting the iPhone 4's release. †3. Violently, harshly, severely; sharply, pungently, keenly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adverb] > pungently hotOE eagerlyc1390 hotly1565 pungitively1617 pungently1658 zingily1951 zingingly1952 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adverb] > violently or severely sorec1290 stronga1400 eagerly1553 virulently1632 acutely1651 raginglya1677 full1738 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb] > in a nipping or piercing manner (of cold) eagerly1603 bitter1604 nipping1795 piercingly1834 nippingly1890 c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 46 Heo þe bounden so egerlych & so faste þat þe blod sprong out at þe fynger nayles. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xix. l. 376 (MED) Þanne welled water for wikked werkes, Egerlich ernynge out of mennes eyen. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 82 The more the synne is abhominable the egerlyer thei be tempted bi the deuelle. 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xi. xxi I am more aygrely tempested than he was wyth the floodes of the see. 1553 J. Bale Vocacyon in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 341 Within ii dayes after was I sick agayn, so egerly, etc. 1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. 327/1 Oh (sayeth he) howe sore is my side, and howe egerly it vexeth me. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 650 Raine, which frose so eagerly..that it seemed the depth of Winter had..been come in. 1626 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 4) viii. vii. 851 They haue fleas, which bite so eagerly, that they leaue a great deformitie like a leprie after. 1881 T. Mead Lady of Rose 86 The wind blew eagerly from off the land, But all was taut and yare and trim aboard. 1893 Temple Bar Mag. 97 395 The sharp morning air nipped me eagerly. †4. Impetuously, swiftly. In later use merging with sense 2, mostly in phrases like eagerly pursuing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > promptly or readily rifea1275 readya1325 readilyc1330 eagerly?a1400 vertely?a1400 alacriously1609 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 888 Folk inouh redy was gadred to þe cite, Þei went egrely & did þo kynges fle. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 427 Douglas..full egirly [1489 Adv. egrely] Assalit. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 158 He..rode a-gein hym full egerly. 1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 42^v The horsemen of both wings braste in egerly. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 241 How eagerly ye follow my Disgraces. View more context for this quotation 1651 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa I. i. i. 71 Who were eagerly pursueing the Parthians. Phrases † to bear eagerly [originally after post-classical Latin acide ferre (Vulgate); compare also classical Latin aegrē ferre] : to take amiss, be grieved at. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. iv. 9 Egreli [L. acide], or heuyly, bere thou not in thi soule. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxv. f. xxix/1 Whyche thynge..Cypryan bare aygrely. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads i. 3 Agamemnon rose, eagerly bearing all [Gk. ἀχνύμενος]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1300
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