mutedlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːtᵻdli/, U.S.

/ˈmjudədli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muted adj.², -ly suffix².

Etymology: < muted adj.² + -ly suffix².

In a muted manner; with restraint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [adverb] > deadened

deaflya1861

mutedly1890

muffledly1903

1890 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors xiii, in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 982 Now and then mutedly ebullient at the mouth.

1955 Amer. Naturalist 89 378 The mutedly tragic story of how Baba was forced..to break up her completely happy second marriage.

1981 D. Francis Twice Shy (1982) vi. 75 Indoors, more mutedly, there were deep-blue velvet curtains.

1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xxxi. 154 Xavier..found a grease stain on the tail of his trench coat, and, mutedly cursing, seized a handful of gravel from the planter beside the drawbridge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mutedly
释义	mutedlyadv. Brit. /ˈmjuːtᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈmjudədli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muted adj.², -ly suffix². Etymology: < muted adj.² + -ly suffix². In a muted manner; with restraint. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [adverb] > deadened deaflya1861 mutedly1890 muffledly1903 1890 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors xiii, in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 982 Now and then mutedly ebullient at the mouth. 1955 Amer. Naturalist 89 378 The mutedly tragic story of how Baba was forced..to break up her completely happy second marriage. 1981 D. Francis Twice Shy (1982) vi. 75 Indoors, more mutedly, there were deep-blue velvet curtains. 1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xxxi. 154 Xavier..found a grease stain on the tail of his trench coat, and, mutedly cursing, seized a handful of gravel from the planter beside the drawbridge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1890
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