letterlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛtəli/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdərli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < letter n.¹ + -ly suffix¹.

†1. Learned, scholarly; = lettered adj. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > skilled in letters

book-lereda1250

lettereda1375

bookeda1393

texted14..

letterlya1425

literate?a1475

book-learnedc1475

clerklya1529

book-read1591

bookwise1593

letter-learned1771

book-formed1798

a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 30 (MED) Bot þen is þe vse iuel, when it is swollen wiþ pride & wiþ coriouste of moche clergie & letterly conning as in clerkes.

2. Relating to or characteristic of correspondence by letter.

ΚΠ

1983 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 24 July 8/2 Do you begin a piece of electronic mail with the letterly salutation Dear colleague—or the businesslike, telegraphic Metrodesk to Safire?

1995 G. Mears Grass Sister 316 The correspondence took a long time to recover its momentum. She had trouble resuming her letterly voice.

2000 J. G. Watson W. Faulkner (2002) 65 The context..is a letterly one of postoffices, envelopes, and mailings.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† letterlyadv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < letter n.¹ + -ly suffix². Compare literally adv.

Obsolete.

Literally; in the literal sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [adverb] > so as to match truth, exactly > in words or text

after the lettera1425

letterly?a1475

verbatim?1503

verbatimly1587

literally1591

literatim1623

verbatim et literatim1642

au pied de la lettrea1739

textually1837

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adverb] > literally

letterly?a1475

literally1579

literately1600

unmetaphorically1752

?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xliii. f. 133^v Whan ihesu is maister it is expouned & letterly, morally, mistily, & heuenly.

1494 W. Hilton Scala Perfeccionis (de Worde) ii. xxvi. sig. ni^v Yf they maye fulfill letterly [1499 letterally] the commaundementes of god.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	letterly
释义	letterlyadj. Brit. /ˈlɛtəli/, U.S. /ˈlɛdərli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < letter n.¹ + -ly suffix¹. †1. Learned, scholarly; = lettered adj. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > skilled in letters book-lereda1250 lettereda1375 bookeda1393 texted14.. letterlya1425 literate?a1475 book-learnedc1475 clerklya1529 book-read1591 bookwise1593 read1594 letter-learned1771 book-formed1798 a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 30 (MED) Bot þen is þe vse iuel, when it is swollen wiþ pride & wiþ coriouste of moche clergie & letterly conning as in clerkes. 2. Relating to or characteristic of correspondence by letter. ΚΠ 1983 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 24 July 8/2 Do you begin a piece of electronic mail with the letterly salutation Dear colleague—or the businesslike, telegraphic Metrodesk to Safire? 1995 G. Mears Grass Sister 316 The correspondence took a long time to recover its momentum. She had trouble resuming her letterly voice. 2000 J. G. Watson W. Faulkner (2002) 65 The context..is a letterly one of postoffices, envelopes, and mailings. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † letterlyadv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < letter n.¹ + -ly suffix². Compare literally adv. Obsolete. Literally; in the literal sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [adverb] > so as to match truth, exactly > in words or text after the lettera1425 letterly?a1475 verbatim?1503 verbatimly1587 literally1591 literatim1623 verbatim et literatim1642 au pied de la lettrea1739 textually1837 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adverb] > literally letterly?a1475 literally1579 literately1600 unmetaphorically1752 ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xliii. f. 133^v Whan ihesu is maister it is expouned & letterly, morally, mistily, & heuenly. 1494 W. Hilton Scala Perfeccionis (de Worde) ii. xxvi. sig. ni^v Yf they maye fulfill letterly [1499 letterally] the commaundementes of god. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.a1425adv.?a1475
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