angel-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)llʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈeɪndʒəlˌlaɪk/

Forms: Middle English aungellike, Middle English aungillyk, 1500s angelike, 1500s angell-like, 1500s– angel-like; also Scottish pre-1700 angelike, pre-1700 angellyke.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angel n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < angel n. + -like suffix.Some of the early spellings could alternatively be taken to show angelic adj.¹ Compare Old English engellic (also ængellic ), in the same sense ( < angel n. + -ly suffix¹), which apparently survives into Middle English:eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iv. xxviii. 362 Swylc leoht engelices ondwlitan him ofscan.OE Hymns (Julius A.vi) xcviii. 4 in H. Gneuss Hymnar u. Hymnen im englischen Mittelalter (1968) 382 Omnes angelici cetus et cunei patriarcharum : ealle ængcellice weoroda & heapas heahfædera.a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 129 Hit is angelich lif of heuene, se ðe eadmodliche halt maidenhad on ierðe.c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 32 With grete office of angely mynystracyoun and with solempne worschipe of deuocyoun of all seyntes.

Resembling or characteristic of an angel; like that of an angel; angelic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [adjective]

angelicalc1429

angelic?c1450

angel-like1561

seraphic1632

cherubic1645

angeliferous1837

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 3651 (MED) So aungillyk sche was of hir bewte.

a1450 (?1420) J. Lydgate Temple of Glas (Tanner) (1891) l. 269 It was a meruaile, hou euer þat nature Coude in hir werkis make a creature So aungellike, so goodli on to se.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. xii. f. 182 Job..seeth that very angelike holinesse cannot appease God.

1613 J. Stephens Cinthia's Revenge ii. vi. sig. G3^v Faire Fauourina that Angel-like dame.

1707 J. Dunton Athenian Sport 281/2 We become the more Angel-like, apt and prepar'd to receive, retain and enjoy all Divine Graces.

1767 H. Kelly Mem. Magdalen I. vi. 76 What an angel-like air she assumes; as if..no less unsullied in her mind, than faultless in her person.

1830 H. Grant Ld. Byron's Cain 46 His description of the angel-like being whom he now discerns to be approaching him is imaginative.

1920 Photo-era July 15 A beautifully colored winged angel-like insect.

2014 Korea Herald (Nexis) 20 May The Korean jury member showed up with a sexy off-shoulder black dress that contrasted with her earlier angel-like appearance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

angel-likeadv.

Brit.

/ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)llʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈeɪndʒəlˌlaɪk/

Forms: Middle English angelyke, Middle English aungelik, Middle English aungell lyke (in a late copy), Middle English aungelyke, Middle English (in a late copy)– angel-like, 1500s (Scottish) angill lyke, 1500s–1600s angell-like.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angel n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < angel n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier angel-like adj. and later angelically adv.With the Middle English forms compare angelic adj.¹ For a rare earlier parallel formation in -ly suffix² compare:c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) Prol. l. 168 And aungellych hyse wengis gan he sprede.

In the manner of an angel; like an angel; angelically.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [adverb] > like an angel

angel-likea1450

angelically1578

seraphically1678

a1450 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Tanner) (1879) Prol. l. 236 And aungelik [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 aungellych; c1450 Fairf. aungelyke; c1500 Trin. Cambr. Aungell lyke; c1500 Selden angellike; 1532 Thynne angelyke] his winges saugh I sprede.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 110^v So angell like she shines: she semeth no mortall wight.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 49 How Angell-like he sings?

1632 T. Randolph Jealous Lovers ii. iii. 21 Me thinks sometimes I view my Pamphilus Cloth'd Angel-like in white, and spotlesse robes.

1767 H. Hartson Countess of Salisbury ii. 24 O thou! whose image..Sustain'd me angel-like against the rough And rapid current of adversity.

1819 J. Anster Poems 6 A form that, angel-like, hung o'er my bed Of pain.

1922 F. S. Schlesinger Solitary Hours 59 What do you know of Slavery's chains afar While through Heaven's freedom angel-like you race?

2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Features section) 25 Cilla Black makes a spectacular entrance in sparkly golden gown and wings, descending angel-like on a wire from high above the stage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	angel-like
释义	angel-likeadj. Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)llʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəlˌlaɪk/ Forms: Middle English aungellike, Middle English aungillyk, 1500s angelike, 1500s angell-like, 1500s– angel-like; also Scottish pre-1700 angelike, pre-1700 angellyke. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angel n., -like suffix. Etymology: < angel n. + -like suffix.Some of the early spellings could alternatively be taken to show angelic adj.¹ Compare Old English engellic (also ængellic ), in the same sense ( < angel n. + -ly suffix¹), which apparently survives into Middle English:eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iv. xxviii. 362 Swylc leoht engelices ondwlitan him ofscan.OE Hymns (Julius A.vi) xcviii. 4 in H. Gneuss Hymnar u. Hymnen im englischen Mittelalter (1968) 382 Omnes angelici cetus et cunei patriarcharum : ealle ængcellice weoroda & heapas heahfædera.a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 129 Hit is angelich lif of heuene, se ðe eadmodliche halt maidenhad on ierðe.c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 32 With grete office of angely mynystracyoun and with solempne worschipe of deuocyoun of all seyntes. Resembling or characteristic of an angel; like that of an angel; angelic. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [adjective] angelicalc1429 angelic?c1450 angel-like1561 seraphic1632 cherubic1645 angeliferous1837 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 3651 (MED) So aungillyk sche was of hir bewte. a1450 (?1420) J. Lydgate Temple of Glas (Tanner) (1891) l. 269 It was a meruaile, hou euer þat nature Coude in hir werkis make a creature So aungellike, so goodli on to se. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. xii. f. 182 Job..seeth that very angelike holinesse cannot appease God. 1613 J. Stephens Cinthia's Revenge ii. vi. sig. G3^v Faire Fauourina that Angel-like dame. 1707 J. Dunton Athenian Sport 281/2 We become the more Angel-like, apt and prepar'd to receive, retain and enjoy all Divine Graces. 1767 H. Kelly Mem. Magdalen I. vi. 76 What an angel-like air she assumes; as if..no less unsullied in her mind, than faultless in her person. 1830 H. Grant Ld. Byron's Cain 46 His description of the angel-like being whom he now discerns to be approaching him is imaginative. 1920 Photo-era July 15 A beautifully colored winged angel-like insect. 2014 Korea Herald (Nexis) 20 May The Korean jury member showed up with a sexy off-shoulder black dress that contrasted with her earlier angel-like appearance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). angel-likeadv. Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)llʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəlˌlaɪk/ Forms: Middle English angelyke, Middle English aungelik, Middle English aungell lyke (in a late copy), Middle English aungelyke, Middle English (in a late copy)– angel-like, 1500s (Scottish) angill lyke, 1500s–1600s angell-like. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angel n., -like suffix. Etymology: < angel n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier angel-like adj. and later angelically adv.With the Middle English forms compare angelic adj.¹ For a rare earlier parallel formation in -ly suffix² compare:c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) Prol. l. 168 And aungellych hyse wengis gan he sprede. In the manner of an angel; like an angel; angelically. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [adverb] > like an angel angel-likea1450 angelically1578 seraphically1678 a1450 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Tanner) (1879) Prol. l. 236 And aungelik [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 aungellych; c1450 Fairf. aungelyke; c1500 Trin. Cambr. Aungell lyke; c1500 Selden angellike; 1532 Thynne angelyke] his winges saugh I sprede. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 110^v So angell like she shines: she semeth no mortall wight. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 49 How Angell-like he sings? View more context for this quotation 1632 T. Randolph Jealous Lovers ii. iii. 21 Me thinks sometimes I view my Pamphilus Cloth'd Angel-like in white, and spotlesse robes. 1767 H. Hartson Countess of Salisbury ii. 24 O thou! whose image..Sustain'd me angel-like against the rough And rapid current of adversity. 1819 J. Anster Poems 6 A form that, angel-like, hung o'er my bed Of pain. 1922 F. S. Schlesinger Solitary Hours 59 What do you know of Slavery's chains afar While through Heaven's freedom angel-like you race? 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Features section) 25 Cilla Black makes a spectacular entrance in sparkly golden gown and wings, descending angel-like on a wire from high above the stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1425adv.a1450
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