Methodyn.adj.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɛθədi/, U.S.

/ˈmɛθədi/

Forms: 1700s– Methody; English regional 1700s– Methodee (now Lancashire), 1800s– Methody (northern, midlands, and south-western), 1800s– Mettherdy (Lancashire), 1800s– Mettody (Yorkshire); Scottish 1800s– Methody; Irish English 1800s– Methodey (northern), 1800s– Methody; North American regional 1800s– Methodie, 1800s– Methody. Also occasionally with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: methodist n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < Method- (in methodist n.) + -y suffix⁶.First attested in a Cornwall context in form Methodee , apparently after Maccabee n. (compare quot. 1751 at sense 2 at that entry).

colloquial and regional.

A. n.

= methodist n. 1b, 4(a).

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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Methodism > [noun] > person

Maccabee1647

methodist1732

swaddler1747

Methody1753

Bible-bigot1766

Bible-moth1789

exemplarist1794

Metho1941

1753 J. Wesley Jrnl. 8 Aug. (1913) IV. 78 As soon as we entered the town [sc. Mevagissey] many ran together, crying, ‘See, the Methodees are come.’

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. xiii. 189 Nather a Methodie, nor a Papish.

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 89 A good fellow, though too much of the Methodee.

1898 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 716 Them Methodies arena a bad lot.

1907 T. E. Kebbel Lord Beaconsfield xvi. 259 Do I not remember many a sturdy villager who was always ready with a gibe at ‘the Methodies’, as they were called.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 25 Oct. 20/1 You should have told him Methodies don't dance.

1962 G. Lawton John Wesley's English ix. 211 Three other nicknames for ‘Methodist’—‘Culamite’, ‘Macabee’ and ‘Methodee’ may..be considered here.

1976 Christian 3 139 Many Methodists went to hear his simple, direct, evangelical preaching,..and freely confessed, ‘He's nowt but an old Methody.’

B. adj.¹

= methodist adj.

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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Methodism > [adjective]

Methodistical1746

swaddling1747

methodist1751

Methodistic1788

Methody1794

methodizing1820

connexional1838

shouting1851

1794 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 19 Mar. (1965) 140 A mighty good Methody Parson comes every day.

1834 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. I. 154 To ascertain ‘the difference 'twixt the rigging and palaver of a methody parson, and the togs and talk of a reg'lar-built battle-ship preacher’.

1847 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. vii. 207 Last evening I deluded them into a Methody meeting-house.

1847 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. vii. 208 Said rotten blanket being the Methody garment of the religious idea.

1912 A. Bennett Matador of Five Towns & Other Stories 100 You belong to that Methody lot... I seed you talking to them white-chokers.

1979 P. O'Brian Fortune of War v. 176 Your own may turn into a book-worm or a Methody parson.

1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's iii. 28 And there was Wee Lizzie, bow-hurdied and Methody, who ruled the household absolutely on the matter of Sabbath observance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

methodyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈmɛθədi/, U.S.

/ˈmɛθədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: method n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < method n. (compare sense 3f at that entry) + -y suffix¹.

Theatre colloquial. Somewhat depreciative.

Of an actor: working in the manner characteristic of method acting (see method n. 3f).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > specific technique

Stanislavsky1924

Stanislavskian1958

methody1960

methodic1962

rhubarbing1970

1960 R. Lewis Method—or Madness? iv. 75 Another reason that some actors..seem ‘Methody’, or inexplicably involved, is that their approach is too analytical.

1991 Premiere Aug. 49/3 There are some actors who are very Methody.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	methody
释义	Methodyn.adj.¹ Brit. /ˈmɛθədi/, U.S. /ˈmɛθədi/ Forms: 1700s– Methody; English regional 1700s– Methodee (now Lancashire), 1800s– Methody (northern, midlands, and south-western), 1800s– Mettherdy (Lancashire), 1800s– Mettody (Yorkshire); Scottish 1800s– Methody; Irish English 1800s– Methodey (northern), 1800s– Methody; North American regional 1800s– Methodie, 1800s– Methody. Also occasionally with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: methodist n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < Method- (in methodist n.) + -y suffix⁶.First attested in a Cornwall context in form Methodee , apparently after Maccabee n. (compare quot. 1751 at sense 2 at that entry). colloquial and regional. A. n. = methodist n. 1b, 4(a). ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Methodism > [noun] > person Maccabee1647 methodist1732 swaddler1747 Methody1753 Bible-bigot1766 Bible-moth1789 exemplarist1794 Metho1941 1753 J. Wesley Jrnl. 8 Aug. (1913) IV. 78 As soon as we entered the town [sc. Mevagissey] many ran together, crying, ‘See, the Methodees are come.’ 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. xiii. 189 Nather a Methodie, nor a Papish. 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 89 A good fellow, though too much of the Methodee. 1898 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 716 Them Methodies arena a bad lot. 1907 T. E. Kebbel Lord Beaconsfield xvi. 259 Do I not remember many a sturdy villager who was always ready with a gibe at ‘the Methodies’, as they were called. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 25 Oct. 20/1 You should have told him Methodies don't dance. 1962 G. Lawton John Wesley's English ix. 211 Three other nicknames for ‘Methodist’—‘Culamite’, ‘Macabee’ and ‘Methodee’ may..be considered here. 1976 Christian 3 139 Many Methodists went to hear his simple, direct, evangelical preaching,..and freely confessed, ‘He's nowt but an old Methody.’ B. adj.¹ = methodist adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Methodism > [adjective] Methodistical1746 swaddling1747 methodist1751 Methodistic1788 Methody1794 methodizing1820 connexional1838 shouting1851 1794 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 19 Mar. (1965) 140 A mighty good Methody Parson comes every day. 1834 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. I. 154 To ascertain ‘the difference 'twixt the rigging and palaver of a methody parson, and the togs and talk of a reg'lar-built battle-ship preacher’. 1847 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. vii. 207 Last evening I deluded them into a Methody meeting-house. 1847 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. vii. 208 Said rotten blanket being the Methody garment of the religious idea. 1912 A. Bennett Matador of Five Towns & Other Stories 100 You belong to that Methody lot... I seed you talking to them white-chokers. 1979 P. O'Brian Fortune of War v. 176 Your own may turn into a book-worm or a Methody parson. 1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's iii. 28 And there was Wee Lizzie, bow-hurdied and Methody, who ruled the household absolutely on the matter of Sabbath observance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). methodyadj.² Brit. /ˈmɛθədi/, U.S. /ˈmɛθədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: method n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < method n. (compare sense 3f at that entry) + -y suffix¹. Theatre colloquial. Somewhat depreciative. Of an actor: working in the manner characteristic of method acting (see method n. 3f). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > specific technique Stanislavsky1924 Stanislavskian1958 methody1960 methodic1962 rhubarbing1970 1960 R. Lewis Method—or Madness? iv. 75 Another reason that some actors..seem ‘Methody’, or inexplicably involved, is that their approach is too analytical. 1991 Premiere Aug. 49/3 There are some actors who are very Methody. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.¹1753adj.²1960
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