单词 | antiquarianly |
释义 | antiquarianlyadv. In the manner of an antiquarian (sometimes somewhat depreciative; cf. antiquarian n. 1). Also: from an antiquarian point of view; with respect to the study of the past. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adverb] > in the manner of one who love antiquities antiquarianly1772 1772 H. Walpole Let. 6 Jan. in Corr. (1965) XXXII. 78 I have just reflected antiquarianly, that pale as ashes must be one of our most ancient proverbs and in use before coals. 1859 Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 183/2 The costume of the wretch is not antiquarianly correct. 1968 F. G. Roe Victorian Corners x. 110 Pictorial records of the antiquarianly disastrous fancy dresses too often worn, by royalty downwards. 2003 R. P. Harrison Dominion of Dead 43 Thoreau..read not antiquarianly but as part of his effort to invent a ‘father tongue’ for his new nation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1772 |
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