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单词 peripatetically
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peripateticallyadv.

Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻpəˈtɛtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛdək(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peripatetical adj., -ly suffix1.
Etymology: < peripatetical adj. + -ly suffix1.
In a peripatetic manner; in the course of walking or moving.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adverb] > in the course of itinerancy
itinerarily1670
peripatetically1836
1836 Lady's Bk. Apr. 151/2 The Professor had been peripatetically engaged, as he classically expressed it..exercise had heated him.
1871 Daily News 18 Sept. [He] divided his attention between a homely breakfast, consumed peripatetically, the despatch of orderlies, and the elaboration of details.
1894 Harper's Mag. July 288/1 Foreigners, who flitted peripatetically from town to town.
1931 Times 30 May 13/5 Its English exponents could not be expected to revive it [sc. the art of conversation] peripatetically, as the Athenians did.
1973 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 32 639 Sanitary commissioners toured peripatetically through each province.
1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 1 Mar. 91 Both these posts are located in the Sensory and Language Impairment Team and would work peripatetically across the Borough.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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