pithilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpɪθᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈpɪθᵻli/

Forms: late Middle English piththeli, late Middle English pythely, late Middle English–1500s pythily, late Middle English– pithily, 1500s pethely, 1500s pitheli, 1500s pithely, 1500s piththely, 1500s pythyly, 1500s–1600s pithyly; Scottish pre-1700 pithelie, pre-1700 pythely, pre-1700 1700s– pithily.

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

Etymology: < pithy adj. + -ly suffix².

In a pithy manner.

†1. Thoroughly; to the core. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adverb]

formlyc1374

virtuallya1398

essentially1398

pithily1434

substantial1447

in substance1460

quidditativelyc1600

absolutely1654

constitutionally1766

essential1827

substantively1828

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 122 (MED) O sweit light & delectabyll..liȝt þe face & scharpnes of my Inward eyn..& my mynde, þat pithily clensid fro vnclennes & meruelus made with giftis, swyftly mo flee.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 129 (MED) Thei weenen hem silf forto kunne at ful and substanciali and piththeli Holi Scripture.

1539 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 228 I..have pithely weyed and poundred the deposicions and Relations.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 53 It would be as pithily absurd.

†2. With power or strength; mightily. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb]

pithily1522

Samson-like1570

strengthily1883

1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. A.v I am a prynce perylous yprovyde..and pethely I pyght.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie P 379 Pithily: vehemently.

1678 R. Barclay Apol. True Christian Divinity v. ix. 130 These..did..pithily and strongly over~turn the False Doctrine of their Adversaries.

3. With reference to language or style: so as to convey meaning with force and brevity; concisely, succinctly; in a condensed and powerful style; tersely, aphoristically.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adverb]

largec1405

sensibly?a1425

eloquently1471

fectuallyc1485

in largea1500

pithily1533

enforcingly1571

emphatically1577

nervously1641

sensible1659

nervosely1678

forcefullya1774

cogentlya1797

accentedly1856

tersely1874

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > concisely and forcibly

pithily1533

neatly1540

tersely1874

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xx. f. cxxxv^v As though they were wordes of suche substancyall effect, that I wold not haue it appere..that he had wryten so piththely.

1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. E.ii^v Marke..with howe choyse wordes it is pithily described.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 203 They know how and when to speake..soundly, pithily and compactly.

1698 S. Clarke Scripture-justif. xii. 62 A Passage..wherein he expresses himself very pertinently, pithily, and elegantly.

1751 M. Flemyng Nature Nerv. Fluid p. xi His summary of the arguments for the affirmative, appeared so pithily drawn up.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 102 He next handled very pithily the doctrine of defensive arms and of resistance to Charles II.

1864 Sat. Rev. 475/1 The knack of talking pithily—which means a knack of talking pointedly, and more or less audaciously.

1909 F. E. Birtles Lonely Lands 75 Plucky little Burketown came up smiling every time to ‘breast the bar’ and ‘face the music’, as the local language so pithily expressed it.

1992 R. H. Limbaugh Way Things ought to Be xvi. 183 As the Ronald Reagan sloganeers pithily put it: Peace through strength.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pithily
释义	pithilyadv. Brit. /ˈpɪθᵻli/, U.S. /ˈpɪθᵻli/ Forms: late Middle English piththeli, late Middle English pythely, late Middle English–1500s pythily, late Middle English– pithily, 1500s pethely, 1500s pitheli, 1500s pithely, 1500s piththely, 1500s pythyly, 1500s–1600s pithyly; Scottish pre-1700 pithelie, pre-1700 pythely, pre-1700 1700s– pithily. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pithy adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < pithy adj. + -ly suffix². In a pithy manner. †1. Thoroughly; to the core. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adverb] formlyc1374 virtuallya1398 essentially1398 pithily1434 substantial1447 in substance1460 quidditativelyc1600 absolutely1654 constitutionally1766 essential1827 substantively1828 R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 122 (MED) O sweit light & delectabyll..liȝt þe face & scharpnes of my Inward eyn..& my mynde, þat pithily clensid fro vnclennes & meruelus made with giftis, swyftly mo flee. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 129 (MED) Thei weenen hem silf forto kunne at ful and substanciali and piththeli Holi Scripture. 1539 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 228 I..have pithely weyed and poundred the deposicions and Relations. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 53 It would be as pithily absurd. †2. With power or strength; mightily. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] pithily1522 Samson-like1570 strengthily1883 1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. A.v I am a prynce perylous yprovyde..and pethely I pyght. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie P 379 Pithily: vehemently. 1678 R. Barclay Apol. True Christian Divinity v. ix. 130 These..did..pithily and strongly over~turn the False Doctrine of their Adversaries. 3. With reference to language or style: so as to convey meaning with force and brevity; concisely, succinctly; in a condensed and powerful style; tersely, aphoristically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adverb] largec1405 sensibly?a1425 eloquently1471 fectuallyc1485 in largea1500 pithily1533 enforcingly1571 emphatically1577 nervously1641 sensible1659 nervosely1678 forcefullya1774 cogentlya1797 accentedly1856 tersely1874 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > concisely and forcibly pithily1533 neatly1540 tersely1874 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xx. f. cxxxv^v As though they were wordes of suche substancyall effect, that I wold not haue it appere..that he had wryten so piththely. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. E.ii^v Marke..with howe choyse wordes it is pithily described. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 203 They know how and when to speake..soundly, pithily and compactly. 1698 S. Clarke Scripture-justif. xii. 62 A Passage..wherein he expresses himself very pertinently, pithily, and elegantly. 1751 M. Flemyng Nature Nerv. Fluid p. xi His summary of the arguments for the affirmative, appeared so pithily drawn up. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 102 He next handled very pithily the doctrine of defensive arms and of resistance to Charles II. 1864 Sat. Rev. 475/1 The knack of talking pithily—which means a knack of talking pointedly, and more or less audaciously. 1909 F. E. Birtles Lonely Lands 75 Plucky little Burketown came up smiling every time to ‘breast the bar’ and ‘face the music’, as the local language so pithily expressed it. 1992 R. H. Limbaugh Way Things ought to Be xvi. 183 As the Ronald Reagan sloganeers pithily put it: Peace through strength. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1434
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