| 单词 | recreantly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈrecreantly ˈrecreantly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] > in a yielding manner recreantlya1500 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [adverb] > like an apostate or renegade reniously1522 recreantly1895 a1500 Partenay (Trin. Cambr.) 4436 (MED) Gaffray..A gret oth made..That he wold be dede ful recreantly Or discomfite wold this cruell Geant. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccxcix. 693 I trowe there was neuer so vnhappy people, nor more recreantly maynteyned themselfe. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 227 Sooner than recreantly espouse Prerogative, Persecution, or the Pretender, let me be utterly discarded. 1796 J. White Orig. Lett. Sir J. Falstaff 14 They were recreantly expelled, and solemn Excommunication pronounced against this impious man. 1895 Chicago Advance 28 Feb. 764/3 Recreantly turning their backs on the sacred doctrine of the rights of man. 1998 San Antonio (Texas) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 8 c Ditka: ‘These guys played (fill in the blank) today!’ Here are the choices:..recreantly (crying for mercy, failing to keep faith, disloyal or traitorous). < as lemmas |
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