noddinglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈnɒdɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈnɑdɪŋli/

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

Etymology: < nodding adj. + -ly suffix².

By means of nodding, with nodding; (with reference to knowledge, acquaintance, etc.) in a slight or small degree, to a slight extent. Also, in quot. 1994: without paying attention or giving due heed (cf. nod v. 2c).

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adverb] > for a short time or lightly

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adoze1837

noddingly1872

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. lxxxiv. 336 When Mr Brooke noddingly appealed to that motive, Sir James felt a sudden embarrassment.

1885 W. C. Russell Strange Voy. II. vii. 110 I was gazing at the distant speck,..and noddingly wondering how far distant [etc.].

1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations xvi. 241 ‘Dat is so,’ the captain noddingly agreed.

1936 Science 10 Apr. 71 This finished product of university teaching does not—even qualifiedly or noddingly—accept the basic principle of organic evolution.

1986 PC Week (Nexis) 14 Jan. PC owners are usually noddingly familiar with PC-BASIC.

1994 Speculum 69 1197 Klinck further admits that even the compiler of the Exeter Book noddingly mistook three of the poems for riddles.

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

单词	noddingly
释义	noddinglyadv. Brit. /ˈnɒdɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈnɑdɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nodding adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < nodding adj. + -ly suffix². By means of nodding, with nodding; (with reference to knowledge, acquaintance, etc.) in a slight or small degree, to a slight extent. Also, in quot. 1994: without paying attention or giving due heed (cf. nod v. 2c). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adverb] > for a short time or lightly lightlyOE at noddy1667 adoze1837 noddingly1872 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. lxxxiv. 336 When Mr Brooke noddingly appealed to that motive, Sir James felt a sudden embarrassment. 1885 W. C. Russell Strange Voy. II. vii. 110 I was gazing at the distant speck,..and noddingly wondering how far distant [etc.]. 1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations xvi. 241 ‘Dat is so,’ the captain noddingly agreed. 1936 Science 10 Apr. 71 This finished product of university teaching does not—even qualifiedly or noddingly—accept the basic principle of organic evolution. 1986 PC Week (Nexis) 14 Jan. PC owners are usually noddingly familiar with PC-BASIC. 1994 Speculum 69 1197 Klinck further admits that even the compiler of the Exeter Book noddingly mistook three of the poems for riddles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1872
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