politicallyadv.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪtᵻkli/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: political adj., -ly suffix²; politic adj., -ally suffix.

Etymology: Partly < political adj. + -ly suffix², and partly (especially in sense 2) < politic adj. (compare sense 2 at that entry) + -ally suffix. Compare French politiquement (1405 in Middle French in sense 1a, 1636 in sense 2), Spanish políticamente (late 15th cent. or earlier), Italian politicamente (first half of the 13th cent. or earlier), both in sense 1a. With sense 2 compare earlier politicly adv. 2.

a. In a political manner; from a political point of view.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > [adverb]

politicallya1638

a1638 J. Mede Treat. Daniel's Weeks (1643) xxvii. 42 They should serve them not religiously, but politically, in as much as they were to become Slaves and Vassals to Idolatrous Nations.

1691 D. North Disc. Trade 8 This I shall maintain Politically, that if you take away Interest, you take away Borrowing and Lending.

1727 R. Acherley Britannic Constit. 67 The Monarchical Estate considered politically..was the Genus, and as such, was to be Unalterable and Indefeazible.

1776 J. Bentham Fragm. on Govt. iv. §10 136 The only way for men to join their wills together politically, is for them all to consent to submit their wills to the will of one.

1841 Nonconformist 1 1 A national establishment of religion is essentially vicious in its constitution—philosophically, politically and religiously.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 91 That part of the old Danish realm..which is now politically part of Sweden.

1884 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 172 A Peer..finds himself in a rat-trap from which politically there is no escape except death.

1905 Native Tribes of Transvaal 30 Politically the most important tribe is the portion of the Bakhatia located in the Pilanesberg.

1964 Economist 16 May 703/1 The other chief fact of Israel, politically as well as economically, is the determination to make the in-gathering of Jews..viable and safe.

1990 Voice of Arab World 25 Dec. 36 He was politically concerned in case the Americans had been encouraging the crisis atmosphere between Kuwait and Iraq, largely in order to ‘plant’ U.S. forces in the Gulf.

†b. As an organized state or polity. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adverb]

statewise1643

politically1781

1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 181 Society, politically regulated, is a state contradistinguished from a state of nature.

†2. = politicly adv. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with skilful management

politicly1477

politically1764

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb]

foxlyc1175

craftilyc1225

craftlyc1225

slylyc1275

fellyc1300

quaintc1300

quaintlyc1325

sleightlyc1330

subtly1340

sly1370

espyinglya1382

wisely1390

wililya1400

wilyc1400

subtilelyc1405

ginnouslya1425

semylyc1440

serpentlya1450

small?c1450

cautelously1477

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sleightfullyc1480

artificiously1536

insidiously1545

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politically1764

trickfullyc1790

trickishly1824

leerily1859

dodgily1868

trickily1895

foxily1933

1764 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. in Lett. I. xxviii. 222 Henry politically pretended the utmost submission to the Pope's decrees.

1796 C. Burney Mem. Life Metastasio II. 348 The protest..was only made politically, in order to deprecate my vengeance.

Compounds

C1. Combining with adjectives and past participles to form adjectives.

politically active adj.

ΚΠ

1653 in J. Pomroy Faithful Discov. of Treacherous Design of Mystical Antichrist To Rdr. sig. A2 By how much he shall perceive his Kingdom neerer unto a period, by so much every day he and his Factors will shew themselves politickly active for the supporting and exalting of his hellish and tottering Kingdome.]

1796 T. Beddoes Ess. Public Merits Mr. Pitt iii. 40 You perceive how he has parcelled out the inhabitants of the kingdom into divisions, politically active and passive.

1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 441/1 Carteret obtained an earldom, lost his place, but became only more popular, personally distinguished, and politically active.

2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Jan. 32/2 Newman himself was not a member of AMA, but during the 1930s he was politically active.

politically aware adj.

ΚΠ

1940 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 34 920 These three terms have been almost indissolubly linked in the minds of politically aware observers of the American scene.

1999 M. Syal Life isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2000) ii. 89 He was the right colour, politically aware, and doing a funky subject.

politically inclined adj.

ΚΠ

1742 London Mag. 11 22/2 My third Daughter was rather theologically than politically inclined.

1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. III. iv. 88 If there were any amiable English visitors on board, politically inclined, and ambitious of a seat in Britain's Parliament.

1993 F. Collymore RSVP to Mrs Bush-Hall 131 The journalist had joined a politically inclined group.

politically minded adj.

ΚΠ

1879 Times 12 Aug. 5/3 For the last few weeks the thoughts of the politically-minded here, from a natural dearth of domestic matter, have been mainly turned to foreign relations.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 11 Dec. 2/1 The politically-minded stay-at-home citizen.

2003 N.Y. Mag. 15 Sept. 22/2 For the politically minded, on the other hand, the Internet was supposed to represent some new, striking, paradigm-shifting democratization of the political process.

politically motivated adj.

ΚΠ

1926 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Jan. 4/1 The Democrats who are politically motivated would naturally be expected to seat one of their own party.

1997 Skeptical Inquirer Jan. 50/2 Put his best foot forward into a cow pie of politically motivated, false prehistory.

politically sensitive adj.

ΚΠ

1930 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 16 Apr. 2/2 This has made a deep impression on the senate, for..the senate is politically sensitive.

2002 J. Goad Shit Magnet xvi. 272 My mere reputation as a transgressor of politically sensitive belief systems will keep me here at a maximum-security point.

C2.

politically correct adj. (a) appropriate to the prevailing political or social circumstances (in early use not as a fixed collocation); (b) spec. (originally U.S., sometimes depreciative) conforming to a body of liberal or radical opinion, esp. on social matters, usually characterized by the advocacy of approved causes or views, and often by the rejection of language, behaviour, etc., considered discriminatory or offensive (cf. correct adj. Additions); abbreviated PC.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > appropriate to political or social circumstances

politically correct1798

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [adjective] > in political context

politico-moral1778

politically correct1970

PC1986

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > making acceptable > politically correct

politically correct1970

PC1986

1798 A. J. Dallas Rep. Cases U.S. & Pennsylvania 2 462 Sentiments and expressions of this inaccurate kind prevail in our..language... ‘The United States’, instead of the ‘People of the United States’, is the toast given. This is not politically correct.

1875 N.Y. Times 19 Dec. 2 The other ninety odd thousand charges are all true, and politically correct.

1934 J. Strachey Lit. & Dialectical Materialism 47 We are sometimes a little apt to pretend, to wish, to suggest that such writers [sc. Marxists] are necessarily better writers, because they are more politically correct, than are our fellow travelers.

1936 H. V. Morton In Steps of St. Paul vi. 211 ‘Galatians’, a term that was politically correct, embraced everyone under Roman rule.

1970 T. Cade Black Woman 73 A man cannot be politically correct and a chauvinist too.

1979 Economist 6 Jan. 17/2 His judgement that the time and place called for an attack on the quality and efficiency of the municipal government proved to be politically correct.

1987 Nation 6 June 769/3 Some readers are going to be disappointed by Poirier's insistent effort to keep literature from becoming a weapon—he would say casualty—of the politically correct or incorrect.

2001 Guardian 25 Aug. i. 13/1 Teenage boys are at the least politically correct stage of their lives.

politically incorrect adj. not politically correct; flouting liberal convention; discriminatory.

ΚΠ

1876 J. Routledge Chapters Hist. Pop. Progress ii. 28 Politically incorrect, the clergy were socially in accord with the amenities of English life.

1933 Christian Sci. Monitor 28 Nov. 8 The results of a recent investigation of the knowledge of 65,000 Soviet pupils are candidly summed up in the official newspaper, Izvestia, in the following terms: ‘Bad grammar, abundance of mistakes in spelling,..superficial and often politically incorrect information in civics and social sciences’.

1939 New Republic 9 Aug. 20/1 It isn't just because of rapidly shifting times and attitudes—going back to ‘Lives of a Bengal Lancer’ almost five years afterward, you will find it just as politically incorrect and marvelous as ever.

1977 Washington Post 29 May d2/3 The African Liberation Day Coalition explained that both the other groups held politically incorrect positions.

2000 K. Sewell in J. Thomas Catwomen from Hell 17 This bike of mine was parked outside in the street,..its genuine, politically incorrect crocodile-skin panniers shining with layers of beeswax polish.

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

单词	politically
释义	politicallyadv. Brit. /pəˈlɪtᵻkli/, U.S. /pəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: political adj., -ly suffix²; politic adj., -ally suffix. Etymology: Partly < political adj. + -ly suffix², and partly (especially in sense 2) < politic adj. (compare sense 2 at that entry) + -ally suffix. Compare French politiquement (1405 in Middle French in sense 1a, 1636 in sense 2), Spanish políticamente (late 15th cent. or earlier), Italian politicamente (first half of the 13th cent. or earlier), both in sense 1a. With sense 2 compare earlier politicly adv. 2. 1. a. In a political manner; from a political point of view. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > [adverb] politicallya1638 a1638 J. Mede Treat. Daniel's Weeks (1643) xxvii. 42 They should serve them not religiously, but politically, in as much as they were to become Slaves and Vassals to Idolatrous Nations. 1691 D. North Disc. Trade 8 This I shall maintain Politically, that if you take away Interest, you take away Borrowing and Lending. 1727 R. Acherley Britannic Constit. 67 The Monarchical Estate considered politically..was the Genus, and as such, was to be Unalterable and Indefeazible. 1776 J. Bentham Fragm. on Govt. iv. §10 136 The only way for men to join their wills together politically, is for them all to consent to submit their wills to the will of one. 1841 Nonconformist 1 1 A national establishment of religion is essentially vicious in its constitution—philosophically, politically and religiously. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 91 That part of the old Danish realm..which is now politically part of Sweden. 1884 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 172 A Peer..finds himself in a rat-trap from which politically there is no escape except death. 1905 Native Tribes of Transvaal 30 Politically the most important tribe is the portion of the Bakhatia located in the Pilanesberg. 1964 Economist 16 May 703/1 The other chief fact of Israel, politically as well as economically, is the determination to make the in-gathering of Jews..viable and safe. 1990 Voice of Arab World 25 Dec. 36 He was politically concerned in case the Americans had been encouraging the crisis atmosphere between Kuwait and Iraq, largely in order to ‘plant’ U.S. forces in the Gulf. †b. As an organized state or polity. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adverb] statewise1643 politically1781 1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 181 Society, politically regulated, is a state contradistinguished from a state of nature. †2. = politicly adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with skilful management politicly1477 politically1764 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] foxlyc1175 craftilyc1225 craftlyc1225 slylyc1275 fellyc1300 quaintc1300 quaintlyc1325 sleightlyc1330 subtly1340 sly1370 espyinglya1382 wisely1390 wililya1400 wilyc1400 subtilelyc1405 ginnouslya1425 semylyc1440 serpentlya1450 small?c1450 cautelously1477 politicly1477 sleightfullyc1480 artificiously1536 insidiously1545 sleightily1549 artificially1566 cunningly1603 versutely1616 artfully1631 subdolously1638 serpentinely1656 slimlya1680 pawkily1714 politically1764 trickfullyc1790 trickishly1824 leerily1859 dodgily1868 trickily1895 foxily1933 1764 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. in Lett. I. xxviii. 222 Henry politically pretended the utmost submission to the Pope's decrees. 1796 C. Burney Mem. Life Metastasio II. 348 The protest..was only made politically, in order to deprecate my vengeance. Compounds C1. Combining with adjectives and past participles to form adjectives. politically active adj. ΚΠ 1653 in J. Pomroy Faithful Discov. of Treacherous Design of Mystical Antichrist To Rdr. sig. A2 By how much he shall perceive his Kingdom neerer unto a period, by so much every day he and his Factors will shew themselves politickly active for the supporting and exalting of his hellish and tottering Kingdome.] 1796 T. Beddoes Ess. Public Merits Mr. Pitt iii. 40 You perceive how he has parcelled out the inhabitants of the kingdom into divisions, politically active and passive. 1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 441/1 Carteret obtained an earldom, lost his place, but became only more popular, personally distinguished, and politically active. 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Jan. 32/2 Newman himself was not a member of AMA, but during the 1930s he was politically active. politically aware adj. ΚΠ 1940 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 34 920 These three terms have been almost indissolubly linked in the minds of politically aware observers of the American scene. 1999 M. Syal Life isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2000) ii. 89 He was the right colour, politically aware, and doing a funky subject. politically inclined adj. ΚΠ 1742 London Mag. 11 22/2 My third Daughter was rather theologically than politically inclined. 1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. III. iv. 88 If there were any amiable English visitors on board, politically inclined, and ambitious of a seat in Britain's Parliament. 1993 F. Collymore RSVP to Mrs Bush-Hall 131 The journalist had joined a politically inclined group. politically minded adj. ΚΠ 1879 Times 12 Aug. 5/3 For the last few weeks the thoughts of the politically-minded here, from a natural dearth of domestic matter, have been mainly turned to foreign relations. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 11 Dec. 2/1 The politically-minded stay-at-home citizen. 2003 N.Y. Mag. 15 Sept. 22/2 For the politically minded, on the other hand, the Internet was supposed to represent some new, striking, paradigm-shifting democratization of the political process. politically motivated adj. ΚΠ 1926 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Jan. 4/1 The Democrats who are politically motivated would naturally be expected to seat one of their own party. 1997 Skeptical Inquirer Jan. 50/2 Put his best foot forward into a cow pie of politically motivated, false prehistory. politically sensitive adj. ΚΠ 1930 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 16 Apr. 2/2 This has made a deep impression on the senate, for..the senate is politically sensitive. 2002 J. Goad Shit Magnet xvi. 272 My mere reputation as a transgressor of politically sensitive belief systems will keep me here at a maximum-security point. C2. politically correct adj. (a) appropriate to the prevailing political or social circumstances (in early use not as a fixed collocation); (b) spec. (originally U.S., sometimes depreciative) conforming to a body of liberal or radical opinion, esp. on social matters, usually characterized by the advocacy of approved causes or views, and often by the rejection of language, behaviour, etc., considered discriminatory or offensive (cf. correct adj. Additions); abbreviated PC. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > appropriate to political or social circumstances politically correct1798 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [adjective] > in political context politico-moral1778 politically correct1970 PC1986 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > making acceptable > politically correct politically correct1970 PC1986 1798 A. J. Dallas Rep. Cases U.S. & Pennsylvania 2 462 Sentiments and expressions of this inaccurate kind prevail in our..language... ‘The United States’, instead of the ‘People of the United States’, is the toast given. This is not politically correct. 1875 N.Y. Times 19 Dec. 2 The other ninety odd thousand charges are all true, and politically correct. 1934 J. Strachey Lit. & Dialectical Materialism 47 We are sometimes a little apt to pretend, to wish, to suggest that such writers [sc. Marxists] are necessarily better writers, because they are more politically correct, than are our fellow travelers. 1936 H. V. Morton In Steps of St. Paul vi. 211 ‘Galatians’, a term that was politically correct, embraced everyone under Roman rule. 1970 T. Cade Black Woman 73 A man cannot be politically correct and a chauvinist too. 1979 Economist 6 Jan. 17/2 His judgement that the time and place called for an attack on the quality and efficiency of the municipal government proved to be politically correct. 1987 Nation 6 June 769/3 Some readers are going to be disappointed by Poirier's insistent effort to keep literature from becoming a weapon—he would say casualty—of the politically correct or incorrect. 2001 Guardian 25 Aug. i. 13/1 Teenage boys are at the least politically correct stage of their lives. politically incorrect adj. not politically correct; flouting liberal convention; discriminatory. ΚΠ 1876 J. Routledge Chapters Hist. Pop. Progress ii. 28 Politically incorrect, the clergy were socially in accord with the amenities of English life. 1933 Christian Sci. Monitor 28 Nov. 8 The results of a recent investigation of the knowledge of 65,000 Soviet pupils are candidly summed up in the official newspaper, Izvestia, in the following terms: ‘Bad grammar, abundance of mistakes in spelling,..superficial and often politically incorrect information in civics and social sciences’. 1939 New Republic 9 Aug. 20/1 It isn't just because of rapidly shifting times and attitudes—going back to ‘Lives of a Bengal Lancer’ almost five years afterward, you will find it just as politically incorrect and marvelous as ever. 1977 Washington Post 29 May d2/3 The African Liberation Day Coalition explained that both the other groups held politically incorrect positions. 2000 K. Sewell in J. Thomas Catwomen from Hell 17 This bike of mine was parked outside in the street,..its genuine, politically incorrect crocodile-skin panniers shining with layers of beeswax polish. 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