单词 | inconsiderably |
释义 | inconsiderablyadv. 1. To an inconsiderable, insignificant, or trifling extent; slightly, very little. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > to a trifling extent inconsiderably1727 triflingly1865 insubstantially1972 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconsiderably, meanly, etc. 1755 G. Costard in Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 483 His number..differs inconsiderably from what they, most probably, made it. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 325 Those islands..being but inconsiderably elevated above the surface of the water. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or thoughtlessly lightlyOE inconsideratelyc1460 unconsiderately1570 inconsiderablya1646 incogitantly1648 thoughtlessly1706 uncannily1825 facilely1845 uncalculatingly1852 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adverb] inconsiderablya1646 unreflectingly1665 unthoughtfully1701 thoughtlessly1706 unthinkingly1717 uncannily1825 irreflectively1858 routinely1867 a1646 J. Gregory Posthuma (1649) 266 [It] was thwartly in it self, and, in the proof, inconsiderably don. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adv.a1646 |
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