单词 | good-fellowly |
释义 | good-fellowlyadj. Convivial, jovial; friendly. Cf. goodfellow n. 1.Apparently unattested in 17th and 18th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [adjective] merrya1350 revellingc1450 jolly1484 goodfellow-like1542 good-fellowly1573 jovial1607 jovialist1610 boona1612 merrymaking1616 festive1744 convivial1754 good-fellowish1839 rig-a-dig1851 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry f.83 At dinner & supper, the table doth craue, good felowly neighbour, good maner to haue, aduise the well therefore, er tong be to free, or slapsauce be noted, to sawcy to be. 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 63 Familiar and good fellowlye writinge. 1857 Southern Lit. Messenger Feb. 91/1 How easy their manner is towards their audience! How perfectly good-fellowly and invitative of confidence! 1912 Architect & Engineer May 43 Creative criticism is the only kind that is worth while, and creative criticism we are all willing and glad to give, providing it is a friendly, good-fellowly relation that is established and not back-biting criticism. 2004 C. Kendrick Utopia, Carnival, & Commonw. 285 Nashe's intimacy with the Lyncean crew..reflects back (or forward) on his relations with the various other good-fellowly groups and places. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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