genteellyadv.

Brit.

/dʒɛnˈtiːlli/, U.S.

/dʒɛnˈti(l)li/

Forms: 1600s gentilely, 1600s gentily, 1700s genteely, 1700s– genteelly.

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

Etymology: < genteel adj. + -ly suffix².

In a genteel manner (in various senses of genteel adj.).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb]

squirelyc1400

gentlemanlyc1425

gentlewomanlikea1528

gentlemanlike1542

genteelly1601

liberally1624

tweedily1964

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love i. iv. sig. C2 Ha! A pretty formall young Gallant (in good soothe) pitty, hee is not more gentilely propagated.

1668 S. Pepys Diary 5 Jan. (1976) IX. 11 After dinner my Lord Brereton very gentilely went to the Organ.

a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 218 Well born she was, genteelly bred.

1739 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 14 Oct. (1966) II. 155 I can live here very genteely on my Allowance.

a1741 C. Fiennes Through Eng. on Side Saddle (1888) 76 He has a very good house and genteely fitted good Hall and parlour.

1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxiii. 12 Time..treated her genteelly.

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 240 He was..lauded, in the highest terms, by the mob, for what they, very genteelly, called his pluck.

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 44 These blighted areas of cities..which were once genteelly respectable and are now rotting away.

2002 ‘J. Churchill’ House of Seven Mabels (2003) iv. 24 Little tables where you could genteelly knock back a couple of frosty glasses of mimosas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	genteelly
释义	genteellyadv. Brit. /dʒɛnˈtiːlli/, U.S. /dʒɛnˈti(l)li/ Forms: 1600s gentilely, 1600s gentily, 1700s genteely, 1700s– genteelly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: genteel adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < genteel adj. + -ly suffix². In a genteel manner (in various senses of genteel adj.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb] squirelyc1400 gentlemanlyc1425 gentlewomanlikea1528 gentlemanlike1542 genteelly1601 liberally1624 tweedily1964 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love i. iv. sig. C2 Ha! A pretty formall young Gallant (in good soothe) pitty, hee is not more gentilely propagated. 1668 S. Pepys Diary 5 Jan. (1976) IX. 11 After dinner my Lord Brereton very gentilely went to the Organ. a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 218 Well born she was, genteelly bred. 1739 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 14 Oct. (1966) II. 155 I can live here very genteely on my Allowance. a1741 C. Fiennes Through Eng. on Side Saddle (1888) 76 He has a very good house and genteely fitted good Hall and parlour. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxiii. 12 Time..treated her genteelly. 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 240 He was..lauded, in the highest terms, by the mob, for what they, very genteelly, called his pluck. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 44 These blighted areas of cities..which were once genteelly respectable and are now rotting away. 2002 ‘J. Churchill’ House of Seven Mabels (2003) iv. 24 Little tables where you could genteelly knock back a couple of frosty glasses of mimosas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1601
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