protensivelyadv.

Brit.

/prəʊˈtɛnsᵻvli/, U.S.

/proʊˈtɛnsəvli/

Forms: late Middle English pretensyuely, 1600s 1800s– protensively.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin prōtēns- , prōtendere , -ive suffix, -ly suffix²; protensive adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin prōtēns-, past participial stem of prōtendere protend v. + -ive suffix + -ly suffix². In later use in sense 2 probably partly also < protensive adj. + -ly suffix².With the form in pre- compare discussion at pro- prefix².

Now rare.

†1. In respect of length or linear extension. Cf. protensive adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 353 The first had a berde pretensyuely enlengthed doun to his waste.

2. Chiefly Philosophy. In respect of duration or extension in time. Cf. protensive adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adverb]

protensively1650

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. vi. 5) 64 (margin) All the thoughts extensively are intensively onely evil, and protensively continually.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xlii. 439 This complement..may be conceived as made up..of energies all intensively and protensively perfect and pleasurable.

1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2322 Space cannot be thought of except as extensively, nor time except as protensively, infinite.

1904 G. S. Fullerton Syst. Metaph. xxx. 494 I spoke of consciousness as being protensively extended.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protensively
释义	protensivelyadv. Brit. /prəʊˈtɛnsᵻvli/, U.S. /proʊˈtɛnsəvli/ Forms: late Middle English pretensyuely, 1600s 1800s– protensively. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin prōtēns- , prōtendere , -ive suffix, -ly suffix²; protensive adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin prōtēns-, past participial stem of prōtendere protend v. + -ive suffix + -ly suffix². In later use in sense 2 probably partly also < protensive adj. + -ly suffix².With the form in pre- compare discussion at pro- prefix². Now rare. †1. In respect of length or linear extension. Cf. protensive adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 353 The first had a berde pretensyuely enlengthed doun to his waste. 2. Chiefly Philosophy. In respect of duration or extension in time. Cf. protensive adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] protensively1650 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. vi. 5) 64 (margin) All the thoughts extensively are intensively onely evil, and protensively continually. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xlii. 439 This complement..may be conceived as made up..of energies all intensively and protensively perfect and pleasurable. 1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2322 Space cannot be thought of except as extensively, nor time except as protensively, infinite. 1904 G. S. Fullerton Syst. Metaph. xxx. 494 I spoke of consciousness as being protensively extended. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1487
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