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单词 knavely
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knavelyadv.

Brit. /ˈneɪvli/, U.S. /ˈneɪvli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knave n., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < knave n. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier knavishly adv.
Now archaic and rare.
In the manner of a knave; = knavishly adv.
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society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adverb]
lorellya1475
knavishly1481
rascally1572
knavelya1593
roguishly1611
scoundrelously1681
queerly1699
rapscallionly1699
scampishly1880
a1593 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta (1633) iv. sig. H4 Knauely spoke, and like a Knight at armes.
1834 J. Baddeley London Angler's Bk. 58 True Anglers can never act knavely.
a1867 C. F. Browne Artemus Ward in London (1870) xvii. 165 Then into the two-horse wagon this fair maiden got, and knavely telling the ‘perlice’ to embark by the first packet for an unromantic land, [etc.].
1915 J. N. Kidd Riddle of Beast iv. 30 Oppression..sought to weary us in many ways,—..By causing insurrections in our land, Which he, with Indians, knavely planned.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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