littlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈlɪtl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈlɪdl̩i/

Forms:

α. Middle English liteli, Middle English litely, Middle English lytillie, 1600s 1800s– littlely.

β. 1600s 1800s– littly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: little adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < little adj. + -ly suffix².

Somewhat rare.

†1. Little by little. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > gradually or in stages

footmealeOE

(a, by) lite and litec1290

a little and a littlea1375

little and littlea1387

(by) some and some1398

by little and by littlea1425

little by little?a1425

littly?a1425

inchmeal1530

by small and small1558

by (a) little1577

gradatim1583

by lithe and lithe1592

by inchesa1616

inch by incha1616

to go slow1664

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 116^v (MED) Ipocras..demeþ þat bodiez þat in mych tyme ar extenuate ar wont lately to be turned agayn; which forsoþ in litil tyme, liteli or slawly [?c1425 Paris and tho forsothe þat in a litel tyme, litil and litil; L. que vero in pauco, pauce].

2. (a) To a small degree. (b) In a small, modest, undistinguished, or mean way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb]

lowlyc1350

demurelyc1400

lowlily1415

simplyc1430

murely1474

littlya1500

modestly1569

unpretendingly1701

unambitiously1746

meeverly1757

unpresumptuously1758

unostentatiously1771

unconceitedly1812

unpretentiously1852

unassertively1981

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 146 Men sholde sette lytillie at this goodis of Fortune or of kynde, for thay be not werry goodys.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Weynigblick, smally, or Littlely.

1678 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia (new ed.) ii. i. 179/1 Licinius, and Damo seemed not so littly concerned in it [sc. the safety of Brutus's life].

1832 People's Charter 7 The duchess of Kent is..German and despotic. How littlely despotic!

1897 F. Thompson New Poems 137 Littly he sets him to the daily way.

1905 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) II. 177 To strut agreeably, littly, as in the average production.

1980 De C. Hastings Alternative Society xx.140 A series of Little Steps by Little Men up Little Ladders, none of whom can be expected..to do more than mildly and passively and very littly breathe a few trifling ameliorations into the ineluctable imperfections of human existence.

2007 G. H. Cody & E. Sprinchorn Columbia Encycl. Mod. Drama II. 881/1 Sakamoto..wants just to be a human being (Masakado wants to ‘live littlely’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	littly
释义	littlyadv. Brit. /ˈlɪtl̩i/, U.S. /ˈlɪdl̩i/ Forms: α. Middle English liteli, Middle English litely, Middle English lytillie, 1600s 1800s– littlely. β. 1600s 1800s– littly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: little adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < little adj. + -ly suffix². Somewhat rare. †1. Little by little. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > gradually or in stages footmealeOE (a, by) lite and litec1290 a little and a littlea1375 little and littlea1387 (by) some and some1398 by little and by littlea1425 little by little?a1425 littly?a1425 inchmeal1530 by small and small1558 by (a) little1577 gradatim1583 by lithe and lithe1592 by inchesa1616 inch by incha1616 to go slow1664 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 116^v (MED) Ipocras..demeþ þat bodiez þat in mych tyme ar extenuate ar wont lately to be turned agayn; which forsoþ in litil tyme, liteli or slawly [?c1425 Paris and tho forsothe þat in a litel tyme, litil and litil; L. que vero in pauco, pauce]. 2. (a) To a small degree. (b) In a small, modest, undistinguished, or mean way. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] lowlyc1350 demurelyc1400 lowlily1415 simplyc1430 murely1474 littlya1500 modestly1569 unpretendingly1701 unambitiously1746 meeverly1757 unpresumptuously1758 unostentatiously1771 unconceitedly1812 unpretentiously1852 unassertively1981 a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 146 Men sholde sette lytillie at this goodis of Fortune or of kynde, for thay be not werry goodys. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Weynigblick, smally, or Littlely. 1678 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia (new ed.) ii. i. 179/1 Licinius, and Damo seemed not so littly concerned in it [sc. the safety of Brutus's life]. 1832 People's Charter 7 The duchess of Kent is..German and despotic. How littlely despotic! 1897 F. Thompson New Poems 137 Littly he sets him to the daily way. 1905 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) II. 177 To strut agreeably, littly, as in the average production. 1980 De C. Hastings Alternative Society xx.140 A series of Little Steps by Little Men up Little Ladders, none of whom can be expected..to do more than mildly and passively and very littly breathe a few trifling ameliorations into the ineluctable imperfections of human existence. 2007 G. H. Cody & E. Sprinchorn Columbia Encycl. Mod. Drama II. 881/1 Sakamoto..wants just to be a human being (Masakado wants to ‘live littlely’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.?a1425
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