meeverlyadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːvəli/, U.S.

/ˈmivərli/

Forms: 1700s– meeverly, 1800s– meaverly, 1800s– meverly.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: meeterly adv.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps originally a variant of meeterly adv.

English regional (northern). Now rare.

A. adv.

1. Modestly, in a seemly manner. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

lowlyc1350

demurelyc1400

lowlily1415

simplyc1430

murely1474

littlya1500

modestly1569

unpretendingly1701

unambitiously1746

meeverly1757

unpresumptuously1758

unostentatiously1771

unconceitedly1812

unpretentiously1852

unassertively1981

1757 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 6) p. x I carrit me sell meety meeverly tooto, an did as o bidd'n meh.

2. Moderately, gently, easily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb]

mildlyOE

moderatelya1398

middlelya1400

mediocrely?a1425

meetly1476

treatably1527

mildly1567

midway1596

mollifiedlya1640

meeverlya1800

a1800 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. (1814) at Meeterly It will do meeterly well. North. Meeverly. Lanc.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Meeverly, easily; slowly. Yorksh.

a1903 J. H. Green in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 79/1 [west Yorks.] A' wor goin' up nice an' meverly like.

B. adj.

Mild, modest, seemly; moderate, middling, fairly well (in health); moderate of appetite (in quot. 1860 ironic).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

evenlya1200

methefully?c1225

renable?1305

reasonablea1325

measurablec1330

skillwisea1340

moderatea1398

temperate1398

meetlya1400

measurablyc1450

rationablec1475

competent1535

midway1573

modest1582

sober1619

medious1657

slack1662

meeverly1819

low key1941

1819 ‘P. Bobbin’ Sequel (E.D.D.) 15 O' meeverly, pildert owd woman.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) II. Dialogues 306 Williams wor ollas a dowly, swamous, meaverly mack of a chap.

?1857 J. Scholes Tim Gamwattle's Jawnt iii. 14 Un aw thowt awd nare sin hur lookin more meeverly.

1860 J. P. Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale II. 33 Eh, he's meterly meverly. He ates loik one o' his feyghtin cocks.

1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield (at cited word) Art ta meaverly?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meeverly
释义	meeverlyadv.adj. Brit. /ˈmiːvəli/, U.S. /ˈmivərli/ Forms: 1700s– meeverly, 1800s– meaverly, 1800s– meverly. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: meeterly adv. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps originally a variant of meeterly adv. English regional (northern). Now rare. A. adv. 1. Modestly, in a seemly manner. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] lowlyc1350 demurelyc1400 lowlily1415 simplyc1430 murely1474 littlya1500 modestly1569 unpretendingly1701 unambitiously1746 meeverly1757 unpresumptuously1758 unostentatiously1771 unconceitedly1812 unpretentiously1852 unassertively1981 1757 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 6) p. x I carrit me sell meety meeverly tooto, an did as o bidd'n meh. 2. Moderately, gently, easily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] mildlyOE moderatelya1398 middlelya1400 mediocrely?a1425 meetly1476 treatably1527 mildly1567 midway1596 mollifiedlya1640 meeverlya1800 a1800 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. (1814) at Meeterly It will do meeterly well. North. Meeverly. Lanc. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Meeverly, easily; slowly. Yorksh. a1903 J. H. Green in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 79/1 [west Yorks.] A' wor goin' up nice an' meverly like. B. adj. Mild, modest, seemly; moderate, middling, fairly well (in health); moderate of appetite (in quot. 1860 ironic). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] evenlya1200 methefully?c1225 renable?1305 reasonablea1325 measurablec1330 skillwisea1340 moderatea1398 temperate1398 meetlya1400 measurablyc1450 rationablec1475 competent1535 midway1573 modest1582 sober1619 medious1657 slack1662 meeverly1819 low key1941 1819 ‘P. Bobbin’ Sequel (E.D.D.) 15 O' meeverly, pildert owd woman. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) II. Dialogues 306 Williams wor ollas a dowly, swamous, meaverly mack of a chap. ?1857 J. Scholes Tim Gamwattle's Jawnt iii. 14 Un aw thowt awd nare sin hur lookin more meeverly. 1860 J. P. Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale II. 33 Eh, he's meterly meverly. He ates loik one o' his feyghtin cocks. 1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield (at cited word) Art ta meaverly? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1757
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