babilyadv.
/ˈbeɪbᵻli/, U.S. /ˈbeɪbᵻli/ Now rare.
= babyishly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adverb]
childlya1425
bairn-likec1425
bairnly1483
childishly1533
babishly1551
puerilely1654
babyishly1829
babily1872
1872 in H. A. McCaul Laurel Wreath 34 Babily exclaimed, ‘You are nice!’ with much emphasis on the auxiliary verb.
1891 P. Lowell Noto xvii. 192 Here then was the cradle of one of those streams that later would become such an ugly customer to meet. It was babily innocent now.
a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) i. xxix. 98 Crying babily (the first time for years).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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