ornamentallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl̩i/,

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntəli/, U.S.

/ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l̩i/

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

Etymology: < ornamental adj. + -ly suffix².

In an ornamental manner; as regards ornamentation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adverb] > ornamentally or ornately

ornatelya1500

ornamentally1700

adorningly1845

decoratively1882

fancily1958

1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple i. 7 Your Sword-knot too is most Ornamentally modish, and bears a foreign Mein.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. ii. 280 Other politer Tracts ornamentally writ, for publick use.

1787 M. Cutler Jrnl. 14 July in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 273 They are neither placed ornamentally nor botanically, but..jumbled together in heaps.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Oilcloth Linen cloth or canvas painted either plainly or ornamentally in oil-colours.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator v. 277/2 However ornamentally or beautifully formed it may be.

1909 Science 23 Apr. 665/2 It is characterized by animal figurines or simply the heads of animals used ornamentally.

1943 R. Tregaskis Guadalcanal Diary iv. 61 They were about forty feet long, with gunwales, ornamentally curved like a pagoda.

2003 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) a12 There are many native grasses that can be used ornamentally in the garden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ornamentally
释义	ornamentallyadv. Brit. /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl̩i/, /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntəli/, U.S. /ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l̩i/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ornamental adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < ornamental adj. + -ly suffix². In an ornamental manner; as regards ornamentation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adverb] > ornamentally or ornately ornatelya1500 ornamentally1700 adorningly1845 decoratively1882 fancily1958 1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple i. 7 Your Sword-knot too is most Ornamentally modish, and bears a foreign Mein. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. ii. 280 Other politer Tracts ornamentally writ, for publick use. 1787 M. Cutler Jrnl. 14 July in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 273 They are neither placed ornamentally nor botanically, but..jumbled together in heaps. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Oilcloth Linen cloth or canvas painted either plainly or ornamentally in oil-colours. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator v. 277/2 However ornamentally or beautifully formed it may be. 1909 Science 23 Apr. 665/2 It is characterized by animal figurines or simply the heads of animals used ornamentally. 1943 R. Tregaskis Guadalcanal Diary iv. 61 They were about forty feet long, with gunwales, ornamentally curved like a pagoda. 2003 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) a12 There are many native grasses that can be used ornamentally in the garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1700
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