indistinctlyadv.

Etymology: < indistinct adj. (or its Latin original) + -ly suffix²: representing Latin indistincte.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: indiˈstinctly.

†1. In such a way as not to distinguish or make a difference between things, persons, or cases; without distinction; indifferently, indiscriminately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adverb]

indifferentlyc1374

indistinctlyc1420

confusedly?1531

undistinctly1548

confusely?c1550

without respect?c1550

without choice1576

intermixedlya1586

unrespectively1586

pell-mell1587

promiscuously1593

mixedly1597

indiscriminate1598

promiscually1602

swoopstake1603

promiscuous1616

irrespectively1624

muddily1648

indiscriminately1652

humdrum1660

indiscriminally1665

undistinguishingly1665

indeterminatelya1676

indiscriminatively1684

indistinguishably1689

indiscretely1698

indistinctively1699

undiscerningly1707

uncritically1763

indiscriminatingly1824

undiscriminatingly1894

unfastidiously1929

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 1064 The herid blake, in colde contre the hoor, And euery hugh to haue in places warme, Is indistincly good, and may not harme.

a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxx In y^e first article..is conteyned & included indistinctly all y^t we byleue expresly of god in hymselfe.

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon 32 But I am far from concluding all indistinctly.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 370 After the year of Probation, when this Habit is common and indistinctly given to Novices and Persons profess'd.

2. Not clearly to the perception, discernment, or understanding; confusedly, obscurely, dimly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly

thicklyc1400

indistinctly1580

obscurelyc1586

veiledly1646

dimly1667

blindly1686

shadowyc1804

mistily1813

hazily1818

filmily1853

shadowly1866

blurrily1868

vaguely1871

smudgedly1889

faintly1892

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb]

deeplyc888

highOE

darkOE

dimly?c1225

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

subtlya1500

obscurelya1527

confuselya1530

diffuselyc1530

confusedly?1531

diffusedly1567

difficultly1568

indistinctly1580

enigmatically1590

perplexedly1603

subtilely1605

abstrusely1611

cloudily1651

oracularly1654

perplexly1670

reclusely1673

irrecognizably1841

Pickwickianly1866

delphically1927

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Confusément, confusedly, indistinctly.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 46 The phantasie..Compounds those Images into some things not unlike Propositions, though confusedly and indistinctly.

1764 T. Reid Inq. Human Mind vi. §22 (R.) When the object is removed beyond the farthest limit of distinct vision, it will be seen indistinctly.

1826 J. Foster Let. May in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 78 He does..articulate more indistinctly than formerly.

1862 A. Trollope Orley Farm II. xiii. 105 The black unwelcome guest, the spectre of coming evil, had ever been present to her; but she had seen it indistinctly.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. iv. 639 Their earliest constitution and functions are..very indistinctly traceable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indistinctly
释义	indistinctlyadv. Etymology: < indistinct adj. (or its Latin original) + -ly suffix²: representing Latin indistincte.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: indiˈstinctly. †1. In such a way as not to distinguish or make a difference between things, persons, or cases; without distinction; indifferently, indiscriminately. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adverb] indifferentlyc1374 indistinctlyc1420 confusedly?1531 undistinctly1548 confusely?c1550 without respect?c1550 without choice1576 intermixedlya1586 unrespectively1586 pell-mell1587 promiscuously1593 mixedly1597 indiscriminate1598 promiscually1602 swoopstake1603 promiscuous1616 irrespectively1624 muddily1648 indiscriminately1652 humdrum1660 indiscriminally1665 undistinguishingly1665 indeterminatelya1676 indiscriminatively1684 indistinguishably1689 indiscretely1698 indistinctively1699 undiscerningly1707 uncritically1763 indiscriminatingly1824 undiscriminatingly1894 unfastidiously1929 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 1064 The herid blake, in colde contre the hoor, And euery hugh to haue in places warme, Is indistincly good, and may not harme. a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxx In y^e first article..is conteyned & included indistinctly all y^t we byleue expresly of god in hymselfe. 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon 32 But I am far from concluding all indistinctly. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 370 After the year of Probation, when this Habit is common and indistinctly given to Novices and Persons profess'd. 2. Not clearly to the perception, discernment, or understanding; confusedly, obscurely, dimly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly thicklyc1400 indistinctly1580 obscurelyc1586 veiledly1646 dimly1667 blindly1686 shadowyc1804 mistily1813 hazily1818 filmily1853 shadowly1866 blurrily1868 vaguely1871 smudgedly1889 faintly1892 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb] deeplyc888 highOE darkOE dimly?c1225 darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 subtlya1500 obscurelya1527 confuselya1530 diffuselyc1530 confusedly?1531 diffusedly1567 difficultly1568 indistinctly1580 enigmatically1590 perplexedly1603 subtilely1605 abstrusely1611 cloudily1651 oracularly1654 perplexly1670 reclusely1673 irrecognizably1841 Pickwickianly1866 delphically1927 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Confusément, confusedly, indistinctly. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 46 The phantasie..Compounds those Images into some things not unlike Propositions, though confusedly and indistinctly. 1764 T. Reid Inq. Human Mind vi. §22 (R.) When the object is removed beyond the farthest limit of distinct vision, it will be seen indistinctly. 1826 J. Foster Let. May in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 78 He does..articulate more indistinctly than formerly. 1862 A. Trollope Orley Farm II. xiii. 105 The black unwelcome guest, the spectre of coming evil, had ever been present to her; but she had seen it indistinctly. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. iv. 639 Their earliest constitution and functions are..very indistinctly traceable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1420
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