eminentlyadv.

/ˈɛmɪnəntli/

Etymology: < eminent adj. + -ly suffix².

In an eminent manner.

†1. On high; in a lofty or elevated position.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height

highOE

heaven-high?1518

loftily1548

tower-wise1581

a-cock-hye1598

tally1611

eminently1620

spirally1806

sky-high1818

toweringly1822

1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 5 Those houses..are somewhat eminently situated.

1675 J. Ogilby Britannia 10 A Bush..eminently situate.

†2. Conspicuously, so as to attract the eye. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb] > clearly visible > conspicuously

in evidence1612

eminently1632

prominently1704

pronouncedly1785

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > remarkably or extraordinarily

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supernaturally1578

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extraordinarily1593

signally1598

unvulgarly1602

unexpectedly1605

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remarkably1615

unusually1615

particularly1616

eminently1632

extraordinary1632

markablya1634

considerably1646

surprisingly1661

out-of-the-way1718

unco1724

conspicuouslya1732

heroically1735

uncommonly1751

strikingly1752

uncommon1784

pronouncedly1785

markedly1811

awesomea1835

noticeably1845

rousing1847

exceptionally1848

outstandingly1851

prominently1885

accentedly1904

hella1987

1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. xii. 165 Their commander..being so eminently clad.

1667 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. iii. viii. 191 In the middle of the Church is he or she eminently placed in the sight of all the people.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iii. 89 The great Rocks in the Sea are..eminently visible to this day.

1774 S. Johnson in Boswell Life Johnson (1831) III. 147 The moon shone eminently bright.

3. In an eminent or especial degree; signally, notably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > worthy of notice

notablya1398

sensibly1563

notedlya1616

remarkably1615

conspicuously1626

considerably1646

eminentlya1656

noteworthily1864

observedly1871

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 59 That all Nations should agree upon an universall cessation of armes..it must needs be the Lords doing so much more eminently.

1746 M. Tomlinson Protest. Birthright 3 Nothing..more Eminently distinguishes Man from the Brute Creation.

1817 W. Boswell in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 805 Gentlemen who had eminently served their country.

1833 H. Martineau Three Ages iii. 105 Nowhere does virtue more eminently fail of its earthly recompense than in the church.

1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling ii. iv. 176 A painter's eye..he..eminently had.

a. Philosophy and Theology. See quot. 1751.In scholastic theology God is said to possess the excellences of human character not formally (i.e. according to their definition, which implies creature limitation) but eminently (Latin eminenter), i.e. in a higher sense. In wider use, the word is nearly equivalent to virtually.

ΚΠ

1640 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat 52 But vertually and eminently..all his bones were broken, that is contrited and grinded with griefe and sorrow.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) viii. 230 The Apostle..may be said eminently, though not formally to have declared him [sc. the Holy Ghost] to be God.

1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 21 Fire..is Eminently and Potentially, though not Formally hot.

1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) Eminently..in the schools, is used in contradistinction to formally..to denote that a thing possesses, or contains any other in a more perfect or higher manner than is required to a formal possession thereof.

1845 J. H. Newman Ess. Devel. Christian Doctr. 323 A..university of sciences, containing all sciences either ‘formally’ or ‘eminently’.

†b. Mathematics. One equation is said to contain another eminently, when the latter is a particular case of the former. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. Eminential equation, a term used by some algebraists, in the investigation of the areas of curvilineal figures, for a kind of assumed equation that contains another equation eminently, the latter being a particular case of the former.

†5. ¶ Of peril, danger: Imminently, urgently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > different time > [adverb] > imminently or in the near future

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

soonc900

shortlya1050

newenc1175

newlya1225

nunonc1225

newenlyc1275

fast byc1300

tomorrowa1382

brieflyc1460

anonc1475

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of newa1500

suddenlya1500

by and by1526

soon1545

imminently1548

short1556

erelong1577

eminently1646

bimeby1722

directly1851

1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels Ep. Ded. sig. *^v This warre..to which my leisure more eminently expos'd me.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. i. 114 Their ruine..I see most eminently..at hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	eminently
释义	eminentlyadv. /ˈɛmɪnəntli/ Etymology: < eminent adj. + -ly suffix². In an eminent manner. †1. On high; in a lofty or elevated position. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height highOE heaven-high?1518 loftily1548 tower-wise1581 a-cock-hye1598 tally1611 eminently1620 spirally1806 sky-high1818 toweringly1822 1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 5 Those houses..are somewhat eminently situated. 1675 J. Ogilby Britannia 10 A Bush..eminently situate. †2. Conspicuously, so as to attract the eye. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb] > clearly visible > conspicuously in evidence1612 eminently1632 prominently1704 pronouncedly1785 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > remarkably or extraordinarily outnumenlyc1175 outnumenc1225 disguisilyc1325 notablya1398 speciallya1398 oddc1400 oddlyc1400 singularlyc1430 strangelya1450 notable1481 outragec1540 out-takingly1549 supernaturally1578 rarely1581 extraordinarily1593 signally1598 unvulgarly1602 unexpectedly1605 essentially?1606 remarkably1615 unusually1615 particularly1616 eminently1632 extraordinary1632 markablya1634 considerably1646 surprisingly1661 out-of-the-way1718 unco1724 conspicuouslya1732 heroically1735 uncommonly1751 strikingly1752 uncommon1784 pronouncedly1785 markedly1811 awesomea1835 noticeably1845 rousing1847 exceptionally1848 outstandingly1851 prominently1885 accentedly1904 hella1987 1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. xii. 165 Their commander..being so eminently clad. 1667 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. iii. viii. 191 In the middle of the Church is he or she eminently placed in the sight of all the people. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iii. 89 The great Rocks in the Sea are..eminently visible to this day. 1774 S. Johnson in Boswell Life Johnson (1831) III. 147 The moon shone eminently bright. 3. In an eminent or especial degree; signally, notably. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > worthy of notice notablya1398 sensibly1563 notedlya1616 remarkably1615 conspicuously1626 considerably1646 eminentlya1656 noteworthily1864 observedly1871 a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 59 That all Nations should agree upon an universall cessation of armes..it must needs be the Lords doing so much more eminently. 1746 M. Tomlinson Protest. Birthright 3 Nothing..more Eminently distinguishes Man from the Brute Creation. 1817 W. Boswell in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 805 Gentlemen who had eminently served their country. 1833 H. Martineau Three Ages iii. 105 Nowhere does virtue more eminently fail of its earthly recompense than in the church. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling ii. iv. 176 A painter's eye..he..eminently had. 4. a. Philosophy and Theology. See quot. 1751.In scholastic theology God is said to possess the excellences of human character not formally (i.e. according to their definition, which implies creature limitation) but eminently (Latin eminenter), i.e. in a higher sense. In wider use, the word is nearly equivalent to virtually. ΚΠ 1640 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat 52 But vertually and eminently..all his bones were broken, that is contrited and grinded with griefe and sorrow. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) viii. 230 The Apostle..may be said eminently, though not formally to have declared him [sc. the Holy Ghost] to be God. 1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 21 Fire..is Eminently and Potentially, though not Formally hot. 1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) Eminently..in the schools, is used in contradistinction to formally..to denote that a thing possesses, or contains any other in a more perfect or higher manner than is required to a formal possession thereof. 1845 J. H. Newman Ess. Devel. Christian Doctr. 323 A..university of sciences, containing all sciences either ‘formally’ or ‘eminently’. †b. Mathematics. One equation is said to contain another eminently, when the latter is a particular case of the former. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. Eminential equation, a term used by some algebraists, in the investigation of the areas of curvilineal figures, for a kind of assumed equation that contains another equation eminently, the latter being a particular case of the former. †5. ¶ Of peril, danger: Imminently, urgently. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > different time > [adverb] > imminently or in the near future ratheeOE rathelyeOE soonc900 shortlya1050 newenc1175 newlya1225 nunonc1225 newenlyc1275 fast byc1300 tomorrowa1382 brieflyc1460 anonc1475 soonlyc1475 of newa1500 suddenlya1500 by and by1526 soon1545 imminently1548 short1556 erelong1577 eminently1646 bimeby1722 directly1851 1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels Ep. Ded. sig. ^v This warre..to which my leisure more eminently expos'd me. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa* ii. i. 114 Their ruine..I see most eminently..at hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adv.1620
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