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单词 punily
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punilyadv.

Brit. /ˈpjuːnᵻli/, U.S. /ˈpjunəli/
Forms: 1500s punilie, 1700s– punily.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puny adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < puny adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a puny manner; weakly, feebly.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without force or vigour
slacklyc960
feeblyc1330
remissly?a1425
faintlyc1440
weakly1526
punily1555
forcelessly1611
unvigorously1641
feeble1834
validless1866
the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > [adverb]
faintlyc1320
weakly1398
unthendelyc1440
lankly1611
flaggingly1693
strengthlessly1820
punily1827
nervelessly1836
flaccidly1847
limply1869
the world > health and disease > ill health > [adverb] > in a weak manner or condition
weakly1470
languishingly1579
languidly1759
groggily1896
punily1906
1555 R. Eden Disc. Vyage rounde Worlde in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 220 Here one of the shyppes stole away punilie and returned into Spaine.
a1750 A. Hill Saul (1760) i. i. 177 But, punily, resign'd, to fondness, For one, whose guilt, thy blindness wou'd protect, To hunt thy father's life, and shame thy own!
1775 H. Walpole Let. 22 Jan. (1904) IX. 150 Lord Rockingham, very punily, and the Duke of Richmond joined and supported the motion.
1827 W. Kennedy Fitful Fancies 85 The narrow shell In which the creeping creature man Loves punily to dwell.
1869 Overland Monthly Mar. 223/1 San Luis Obispo keeps sedulous guard over the stream which flows punily from the mountains.
1906 H. Belloc Hills & Sea 56 In Africa, where men build so squat and punily.
1992 English 41 106 The absurdity inherent..in the pathos of man's punily fist-shaking reactions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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